[Vwdiesel] 1982 Rabbit with 1.6, which head gasket

[Gary, Orlando]

Mike,

Yes, the notches indicate how thick the gasket is. The gasket is block
dependent and not head dependent. The thickness required is determined
by how far the pistons protrude above the block.

There are three choices:
1 notch... piston up to 0.82mm above block

2 notch... between 0.83 - 0.92mm

3 notch... over 0.93mm


-Gary, Orlando



On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 13:37, Michael R. Hitchings wrote:
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> Hey gang, I have the head off my donor engine (a 1982 1.6 with 230K
> miles) and the head gasket was the original one. I now need to replace
> it. The original had two notches. Do I need to get the one with one,
> two, or three identification notches on it? What does the notch
> identify? Thickness?
>
> Thanks,
> Mikey