Cyl head gasket, ATT 3.0L TD owners

[Hazzo]

Here again folks

just received my new gasket kit and comparing the old head gasket to the new there is one waterway hole on the new one blocked/still sealed on number 1 cylinder, does this have to be drilled out on the new gasket? need to know asap as want to get on with the job, TIA Hazzo

[Hazzo]

BUMP, cmon someone else must have had the same issue we all use roughtrax for this stuff, has no-one else compared the gaskets before setting about the repairing of the head.

The gasket set pack states Matsuyama KZTE cylinder head set. cheers Hazzo

[Albannach]

Have you phoned Roughtrax?

[Hazzo]

Thought I'd get a quicker/better answer here as this is where all these heads get done.

Through past experience of anything motorwise I look to dealers for parts and nothing else, some bird answering the telephone will be unlikely to either know, or understand what I want, if the part had been exactly the same it would be on there now, if its a modification to improve flow through the head then I'll be happy, if it stops/impedes flow to number 1 pot valves and cracks the head there I'll be thoroughly pi$$ed and out of pocket twice.

What the **** are fora for if not advice.H

[Rustinho]

Thought I'd get a quicker/better answer here as this is where all these heads get done.

Through past experience of anything motorwise I look to dealers for parts and nothing else, some bird answering the telephone will be unlikely to either know, or understand what I want, if the part had been exactly the same it would be on there now, if its a modification to improve flow through the head then I'll be happy, if it stops/impedes flow to number 1 pot valves and cracks the head there I'll be thoroughly pi$$ed and out of pocket twice.

What the **** are fora for if not advice.H

You obviously haven't phoned Roughtrax then. Barry is well worth chatting to if you have a problem. You aren't dealing with a huge corporate multi-national company at Roughtrax! Dunno how many people they employ but I bet it isn't that many...

[TonyN]

I have a new head and gasket in garage for tonights job, will have a look after footies finished, I'm sure you'll find it dosn't go anywhere.

[Hazzo]

Hi Tony

it looks as though it does and its a proper hole on the original but this new gasket its blanked, first sausage shaped hole No 1 pot, exhaust side. Hazzo