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Old 03-02-2010, 10:02 AM
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Re: The Phoenix is not Dead ?

I'm putting a reman head on my '92 XFi right now, and I have two comments/questions:
1) Is Fel-Pro a good, or the best, gasket to use? A guy who runs a shop specializing in cooling systems said "Use Fel-Pro. It will not fail." before I even asked the question of what gasket to use. The only thing I've seen against Fel-Pro was on eBay from a guy selling some other head gasket. I called the Chevy dealer and they want $85 (Fel-Pro is about $50). I don't know what brand they sell; I'm guessing Suzuki OEM-type, something Japanese. Is that worth the extra $35?
2) Is anti-seize a good idea on the head bolts? The manual and Fel-Pro say to put oil on the threads and under the bolt heads. That's what I've always done. I'm not saying teh silver stuff is bad; just wondering...
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