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Old 13-11-2006, 16:36
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i thought that u only had to skim the head if the gasket blows, not if changing it. i have a spare head i can use and swap manifolds
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Old 13-11-2006, 16:42
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well why did you change the head if the gasket hadnt blown?
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Old 13-11-2006, 23:01
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when ever you take a head off skim it, it cost next to nothing and can save you soooooo much agro......trust me £1600 later.
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Old 14-11-2006, 08:19
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Did you not skim the head on your Bentley when you took it off then?
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Old 14-11-2006, 16:45
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lol who me
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Old 18-11-2006, 09:58
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i took the head off as i holed a piston, going to use my other s12 head now, get a gasket kit and cam it and skim it, maybe port and polish it too. unless i do my rb20det conversion hehe
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