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Old 29th June 2017, 11:46   #1
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Default Headgasket guide

Bought a standard head gasket for a c2 for jp4s hybrid conversion, however upon removing the j4 head the headgasket are very different.

The one I've bought is 0.63mm thick apparently, and is two sheets.

The one on the saxo has 3 parts, two gaskets and a thicker plate between them. It has to be nearly 2mm thick.

Is this just a thick repair gasket someone has used? Don't think it's thick enough to be a decomp plate, however when I tested it most cylinders were about 180psi.


Obviously I shall rotate the engine by hand to check clearance, but I was expecting the gaskets to be roughly the same size.

Pictures to follow tonight.

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