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chokudoriS13 · 08-09-2003, 04:13 PM

But the gasket is a part of the cooling system. I'm trying to find out if a gasket with 194k on it can take the increase in pressure brought on by the 1.3 bar cap. Obviously the water pump seal could not, and I'm rectifying that now. The hoses seem to be in good condition, so they may hold. The headgasket scares me, because I don't feel like doing a tear-down and rebuild, nor do I have the time for one. However, I do want to take advantage of the better cooling the cap will provide.

08-09-2003, 04:13 PM	#3
chokudoriS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 44 Posts: 1,022 Trader Rating: (0)	But the gasket is a part of the cooling system. I'm trying to find out if a gasket with 194k on it can take the increase in pressure brought on by the 1.3 bar cap. Obviously the water pump seal could not, and I'm rectifying that now. The hoses seem to be in good condition, so they may hold. The headgasket scares me, because I don't feel like doing a tear-down and rebuild, nor do I have the time for one. However, I do want to take advantage of the better cooling the cap will provide. __________________ S13/86/Miatas/DR30/MX83/E36 M3/S60R/E30 M3 -gone! Now: Porsche 993/MK7 GTI