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Offline Aussiexs11

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Re: Cheap complete gasket sets
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 10:25:42 AM »
This is a good spot, BUT beware the head gasket in these cheap sets will permit blow by. If you can afford it, always use genuine head and base gaskets. cost a few $$$ more (the head gasket alone was about $120 I seem to recall), but it fixed my issue immediately.
A friend of mine had the same issue on his XS when he rebuilt his engine and used the cheap head gasket. So It wasnt just my dodgy home mechanics!

Caveat emptor as they say.......
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Cheap complete gasket sets
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2010, 11:46:53 PM »
Only repros, but for those on a tight budget - CLICK
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