RE: 4kstq project

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Number one cause of head gasket failures is overheating. If the head
gasket blew because the engine overheated, it is possible that the head
is warped. I think it would be better idea to find a wrecked 5KT with
good engine rather than a car with straight body and broken engine.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ken [SMTP:kkeith@qnet.com]
> Sent:	Monday, March 02, 1998 7:02 AM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	4kstq project
> 
> Hey, there's an '86 5kt for sale that has a 
> blown head gasket.  It's cheap ($600), and I 
> was wondering if this might be a candidate for 
> (my) turbo conversion.
> 
> What kinds of things would cause a blown head
> gasket on one of these?  Would there be any 
> other things that would be at risk if this were 
> to occur?
> 
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