Originally posted by rev
BTW I would HIGHLY recommend having your head surfaced while you have it off. If you blew a head gasket, odd are the head isn't straight. Even on the good ones I typically see .005-.008" high/low spots that you might not catch with just a straight edge and a feeler gauge.
its an sir-1 motor so i bet its seen its fair share of miles. thanks for the tips guys. im gonna order the parts next week so i can have them ready for spring break (last week of march). sounds like lotsa quality time with the car
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ok... so im goin to get the head gasket, exh mani gasket, can valve cover seal from hondaautomotiveparts.com and water pump from kragen ($20 cheaper w/ lifetime warranty)
but where should iget the hondata i/m gasket and arp studs? isnt summit kinda expensive?