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Re: Opinion on what happened to this head gasket.
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 2/26/2005

John & Brian:

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Since the heat tab is intact, the head may have been warped .004" before it was installed. In our experience, significant overheating will melt the heat tab and a head that is .004" lo... Login to read more.