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Offline paddy paul

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New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« on: April 06, 2010, 06:20:49 PM »
Well I got my new head gasket from Cycle-x in the mail today and as you can see, I don't think I will be using it. I don't know if I should be Pissed at Kevin and the guys for shipping it that way, in that flimsy box or UPS for folding it in half. Not happy to say the least....
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2010, 06:27:11 PM »
Man, that SUCKS!!!
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2010, 06:36:33 PM »
Reminds me of my own head gasket fiasco on my 175.  Those solid rings on the outside of the cylinder bores were a hair too small causing the piston to contact one of them near TDC.  Took me the better part of two weeks to figure that one out.
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2010, 06:43:35 PM »
I say they need to pack it better.
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2010, 07:04:41 PM »
Run it.
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2010, 07:10:18 PM »
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2010, 08:08:53 PM »
yea and use JB weld to make up for the clearances,right ;D ;D ;D
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2010, 08:22:42 PM »
ups is the one to blame here. i have never had gasket kits come in anything but flat packages and i've never had a problem when sent by usps. the gorillas they must use in the UPS warehouses must take classes in the different ways to mutilate packages though. all the damaged goods i've ever recieved have come by UPS.
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2010, 08:30:43 PM »
When I'm working on a vehicle and I find myself in this sort of situation I have to ask myself WWMMD?     ::) ;D
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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2010, 10:02:26 PM »
looks like a pretty sorry packing job.

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Re: New Head Gasket. I don't know who to be Mad at
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2010, 10:09:08 PM »
It's UPS's fault, but it's the shippers problem.  I'd call Kevin... my experience with them makes me suspect you'll get taken care of.
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