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Err, that'll be me extrapolating rather than what he said! That's what he suggested for the rebuild.

I assumed they remove the head and re-machine the gasket surface, but I'm way out of my league, so the error's all mine (in an attempt to look like I know what I'm talking about).

Cheers,

Ian

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