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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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Right someone has proberly asked it before but is there such thing as a thick gasket as my head is just past the limit of thickness (138mm i beleive my head is) and i was wondering if a 'thick' gasket to help me out,
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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doesnt cometic do a thicker multi layer head gasket? dont know if it would help in your case though as im not that technically minded.
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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What car??

they can be welded
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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You can get "head saver" gaskets for some cars which are thicker than std or as said if its a Cossie Cometic do a thicker gasket than std
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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cheers peeps for the info, and yes its a 2wd saff and i really dont want to have to buy another head as ive just put most of my money into getting the bottom end reground and new bearings etc
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