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Old 07-20-2010, 08:55 PM
Barry_R Barry_R is offline
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Sleeves work great if properly installed. Poorly installed causes problems. Lots of standard issue shops do not pay attention to what they are doing. Too tight a press causes cracks in the deck from the OD of the sleeve to an adjacent head bolt hole. Too loose or no limiting step will allow the sleeve to drift down under head gasket crush load.
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