RE: [DML] Re: The third circle of hell, or should I say "liner"

[Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx>]

I agree. It's a crap shoot either way. Whichever route I choose, the
negative result is an engine tear down. There's a chance that it will be
fine and it's equally possible that I will have coolant in the oil.

Since my engine only has 17K on it, my plan is to put it back together, and
change the oil frequently, watching for coolant and foam in the breather

> ----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Swingle [mailto:swingle@xxxx]
> Subject: [DML] Re: The third circle of hell, or should I say "liner"
> 
> Good question. A couple of big points - the gaskets at the bottom of
> the cylinders are not **just** gaskets. They are also precision
> spacers, and there are (or were) multiple sizes (thicknesses) of them
> available. The reason that they are not supposed to be separated and
> re-used is similar to the copper-washer one-use theory, but with some
> dimensional importance thrown in too.