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Re: do I need a new head gasket? don stocker #494114 01/16/2009 10:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Utah L lil' buffalo Apprentice
lil' buffalo Apprentice L Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Utah	I found out that the rod is backward by looking up from the bottom. I need to know if I can just rotate the piston with the rod or do the pistons need to be oriented the same way. Is there a front and a rear to the piston?

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do I need a new head gasket?	lil' buffalo	01/16/2009 2:19 AM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	Hotrod Lincoln	01/16/2009 3:06 AM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	lil' buffalo	01/16/2009 10:38 PM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	don stocker	01/16/2009 10:42 PM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	lil' buffalo	01/16/2009 10:56 PM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	Hotrod Lincoln	01/17/2009 1:24 AM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	lil' buffalo	01/17/2009 3:14 PM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	Scott Danforth	01/22/2009 2:55 PM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	Denny Graham	01/22/2009 10:11 PM
Re: do I need a new head gasket?	lil' buffalo	01/26/2009 2:53 AM

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