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On 22 Feb 2004 at 20:43, Jason Weigel wrote: > Ive always used the metal gasket not paper. The one with the raised center > band. Never had any issues. Or is this the phenolic piece you dscribed? I am > asuming you are refering to the bakelite type material that acts like a > spacer??? The metal gaskets were introduced in 70 or 71 when the beetles got dual port heads. I'd expect them to seal just as well as the type 3 paper ones, but they might transfer more heat to the manifolds. This might be irrelevant if the bakelite insulators are there, however. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org