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    In an internal combustion engine, a head gasket provides the seal between the engine block and cylinder head(s). Its purpose is to seal the combustion...
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    A gasket is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while...
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    difficult trial for the materials of the day and gasket failures were common. The junk head requires no head gasket and is sealed by piston rings inside the cylinder...
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    chance of a head gasket failure. There is no other replacement engine that is a suitable substitute for the K Series. Apart from the head gasket problem,...
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    the larger bore in the 3.5 engine, the higher pressures, and resulting smaller head gasket surface area could conspire to cause a gasket erosion issue....
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    Cylinder heads. Crossflow cylinder head Reverse-flow cylinder head Head gasket Junk head Monobloc head Flathead engine T-head engine Wright, G. (2015). Fundamentals...
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    internal combustion engine, bolting with a gasket seal to the engine head. Engines with more than one head (such as a V8) will have multiple rocker covers...
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  • oil seal (or rear main seal) Cylinder head Cylinder head cover Other cylinder head cover parts Cylinder head gasket Distributor Distributor cap Drive belt...
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    with a 93 mm × 84 mm (3.66 in × 3.31 in) bore and stroke. For better head gasket sealing between cylinders, the supercharged version is de-bored to 91 mm...
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    5 L flat-4 193 kW (259 hp) 347 Nm (256 ft-lbf) Of note is a serious head gasket problem that Subaru has not resolved. Mostly oil and coolant leaks, with...
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    stressed turbo engines, head gasket problems. The head gasket problem has been treated with the adoption of a multi-layer steel head gasket which replaces the...
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    improved cooling to aid in head gasket life and improved engine management and sensors. The EJ251 commonly experienced head gasket failures in the form of...
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  • seal. They are used for extremely arduous service, such as sealing the head gasket of high performance piston engines. Hollow, metallic Wills Rings are...
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    MLS head gaskets require cylinder head and cylinder block resurfacing on older engines to ensure proper sealing; consequently, the MLS head gasket did...
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    sealed off by the head and head gasket, and the block has cast-iron main bearing caps and crankshaft. The cast-iron cylinder head was chosen for low...
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    received a modification to allow for an improved head gasket design which resolved a common head gasket failure. In 2006 (for the 2007 model year), the...
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  • to: Flange gasket, a type of gasket made to fit between two sections of pipe Head gasket, a gasket used in internal combustion engines Gasket (sailing)...
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    operating. Cylinder Head Gasket - The cylinder head gasket on the M104 is known to fail, causing an oil leak at the rear of the cylinder head. Differential...
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    allowed to run over temperature. Failures such as blown head gaskets, and warped or cracked cylinder heads or cylinder blocks may be the result. Sometimes there...
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    unit. An early example is the Fordson tractor. Core plug Cylinder head Head gasket List of auto parts Automobile engine replacement § Short block Automobile...
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    from the starter motor's compression work – is absorbed by the cylinder head and engine block, and eventually transferred to the air surrounding the engine...
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    and associated sensors). Oil and coolant leaks, perhaps caused by a head gasket leak, can also cause high unburned hydrocarbons. Emissions regulations...
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  • than half a decade in the market, there have been no reported issues of head gasket failure on cars using the Kavachi engine.[citation needed] A point to...
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    standards, mainly for the US. Along with the new "F" head, the ECU, manifold pressure sensor, and head gasket were also changed for all cars with B20F engine...
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    Shelby-entered cars were running 4th and 5th, Johnson ahead of Gurney. But the head-gasket problem in the Fords also affected two of the Cobra engines including...
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    requiring a stronger engine block to avoid distortion of the metal, and better gasket sealing between the two bores. Related articles (example engines with siamesed...
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    passage had an individual "O" ring style seal to seal it tight. Although a head gasket is used, it only seals the cylinder for combustion so a failure at one...
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    and head gasket failures between the block and cylinder head. Chrysler Corporation used several different designs of composite material head gaskets in...
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  • Tappet / lifter Camshaft Chest Combustion chamber Compression ratio Head gasket Rocker arm Timing belt Valve Forced induction Blowoff valve Boost controller...
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    higher-capacity fuel pump, forged aluminium pistons and a three-layer head gasket from the Senna. The top speed is lowered from the 720S's 341 km/h (212 mph)...
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