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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 09:02 AM
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Have gaskets been changed ??

Is there a way to tell if the timing cover gasket and intake manifold gasket have been changed ? If they were done @ a dealership does Ford keep track of these things ? I have a '98 w/ a 4.2 I bought used @108K miles, runs great [a/c is fixed now, thanks to this forum], but I am concerned about whetehr these gaskets have been changed. I can see one gasket which appears to be at the joint between the upper and lower halves of the intake, and this gasket looks pretty fat. Lower down I can see what appears to be white plastic where the lower gasket would be.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 09:10 PM
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Have the bolts been turned? You can tell if the edges on the bolt head are slightly rounded.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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Doesn't look like bolts have been removed, but my engine build date is 12/11/1997. The TSB and ONP only apply to engines built before 5/31/97, so it appears that my engine is good to go !!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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I think the prob runs until late 98, not sure so dont hold me too it.....
 
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