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 Re: Napa gaskets any good?
[Re: poolville02]
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12/04/06 09:38 PM
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Strange, those are riveted in on all the rigs I've worked on, no way to get it apart. The 22r that I rebuilt last year - there were screws, rather than rivets... that was on an early 22r with the dual row timing chain... ken
1984 Toyota 4x4 Truck, 4.88's, 32x11.50's, weber 32/36, aux gas tank, Warn 9500i, SR5 guages, tilt/altimeter, Alpine stereo with dual 12's behind the seats.
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Re: Napa gaskets any good?
[Re: 84toyota]
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12/04/06 09:44 PM
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Body Damage is Cool
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Well, picked up the gasket set today - $78.79 with my AAA discount, and I have to say it's surprisingly good quality, and very complete. Even comes with valve cover grommets and the valve cover gasket.
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Re: Napa gaskets any good?
[Re: stock87]
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12/06/06 05:26 PM
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Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 675
Rock Warrior
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I have had good luck with Napa (Victor Reinz brand made by Dana) and Fel-Pro gaskets as sold by Checker Auto Parts and similar.
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 Re: Napa gaskets any good?
[Re: mnwolftrack]
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12/07/06 04:04 AM
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 475
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I just did a HG job on a 22R using the NAPA kit. No problems yet. I've used these gaskets on a lot of different motors over the years and can say nothing but good things about em. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly".
85 22RE, 5spd 4Runner project
87 Turbo Truck, Boost Controller, otherwise stock... for now.
86 Turbo 4Runner, Project
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Re: Napa gaskets any good?
[Re: sindersblue]
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12/07/06 04:06 AM
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Joined: Oct 2002
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Well, I can tell you that CR seals don't seem to hold up to extreme Arctic temps, so that's why my front/rear seals come out of a rednwhite box.
Otherwise most seem okay from them.
CR = Chicago Rawhide green box.
Last edited by kewlynx; 12/07/06 09:00 AM.
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Re: Napa gaskets any good?
[Re: kewlynx]
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12/07/06 08:20 AM
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Body Damage is Cool
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Well, I can tell you that CR seals don't seem to hold up to extreme Arctic temps, so that's why my front/rear seals come out of a rednwhite box.
Otherwise most seem okay from them. CR? This was the Victor Reinz stuff, and I would say it's only a step below OEM quality. So far she's running like a champ (after she blew about 1.5 gallons of water out the exhaust on initial startup).
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