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Re: Blown Head gasket

To: mg-dennis@mindspring.com
Subject: Re: Blown Head gasket
From: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 20:21:04 -0800
Dennis,

This is true, but on the B heads the original seat was machined into the head 
i.e. not removable.  The solution to wear was to cut a lip large enough to 
insert a hardened seat.  This is where the hardened vs non comes in.

Chad
'72B (with hardened seats)



mg-dennis@mindspring.com wrote:

> I was under the impression, as told by a machinist, That all seats 
>manufactured
> these days are hardened.  "soft" seats are unavailable..  No one makes them 
>"soft"
> anymore.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 67 MGB

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