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> From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
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> I have also heard from a highly respected source that the
> block metal in the MkIV and 1500 engines is inferior to the
> earlier ones.
I have only encountered one porous cylinder head casting - this was on a
MkIV (not my own). I have been told that this was not uncommon on cars of
this age, but I understood that the later 1500 castings were better,
Cheers,
Bill.
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