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Old 06-12-2014, 04:29 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Aluminum heads are famous for warping which causes the head gasket to leak.
Sometimes it may just be a poorly designed gasket for the motor run and they fail like clockwork.
With the head off put a straight edge or ruler on its mating surface and inspected it for warping, if need be take it to be resurfaced / shaved.
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