Hi Zoltan

There is no "problem" with your bus. Steam and water from the exhaust
are nothing to worry about. Water is a natural byproduct of
combustion. Gasoline (or diesel) combined with oxygen gives CO2 + H2O.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com

On 31-Dec-05, at 6:05 PM, Zoltan wrote:

> Hi guys,
> The other day I spoke to a respectable source and was told that the
> original OEM heads are practically useless, because they crack when
> installed again more often than not and thus effectively makes one
> to avoid them for reuse.  They reached their life span and now they
> have material fatigue.  AMC is the way to go, I was told.
> I was wondering if my little bubbles or the steam out of the
> exhaust is not caused by the badly sealing cylinder gasket and a
> retightening would just fix it.
> Now, as a discussion, I am throwing this into the fire here and
> would like to know what the other knowledgables would say of this
> problem.
> I was also thinking if I would be able to fix the surface where the
> gasket goes, by remachining it and this way fixing the suspected leak.
> Please write down your thoughts on this if you have any.
> Regards and Happy New Year for all from Zoltan
>
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