John, The engine has pretty low mileage (11,000), my thinking was even though the mileage was low, the gaskets would be brittle regardless. I would not suspect any overheating or abnormal wear. Thanks for your help! Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hervey" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:26 AM Subject: RE: [DML] Engine gaskets > > > My feeling it would be an over kill unless you feel there has been abuse > of > some kind. Overheating and so on. > John Hervey > www.specialtauto.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Nelson [mailto:tan5732@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 6:46 PM > To: DMC News > Subject: [DML] Engine gaskets > > > > > Hey DML, > > Quick question, if I am looking at buying an '81 DeLorean, which has not > had > much maintenance, is it a good idea to buy a "engine overhaul - gasket > kit" > and install the gaskets, as the originals may be getting brittle and worn. > Or is this overkill? > > Thanks, > Todd > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/