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head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:36 am
by hairypete
nice and easy brain teaser for you guys out there, will a gasket kit for a 323 fit a 320, have one sat in the shed and wanted to have an idea if it will work before i take my engine to pieces
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Re: head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:07 pm
by gareth
check out realoem.com and compare the part numbers for the gaskets for both engines/years and all will be revealed
Re: head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:28 am
by hairypete
cheers for that, most useful site that is heheheheee,
it would seem they are the same part numbers but there are two types with different thicknesses. so fudge it, gonna try it with the one i got and see what happens
Re: head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:36 am
by maxfield
One thickness will be for when a head has been skimmed.
Re: head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:34 am
by daimlerman
maxfield wrote:One thickness will be for when a head has been skimmed.
This sounds reasonable to me,on the face side of the head,in opposite corners there is a dimple in the casting,when this dissappears,the head has been skimmed to it's limit.
Re: head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:13 am
by gaszman
i do not think they will i have a spare head gasket as well for a 323
Re: head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:41 am
by Morat
Is the bore the same?
Re: head gasket . . . will 323 fit 320?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:43 am
by town325i
Morat wrote:Is the bore the same?
Bore size is the same its just the stroke that is different