[C38] head gasket

[PAUL NOTTE]

Thanks everyone for the head gasket information all helpful and saved me over one hundred dollars.
I'm with Larry on the school of H K although I didn't see him in the hallways we were there together.
  Paul
 Impulse

----- Original Message -----
From: Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:55 am
Subject: Re: [C38] head gasket
To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>

> Davd, I also saw this article, but it didn't matched what I have on
> Estacia, which is a 1982 model with a 5424, but the real number 
> on my
> engine is D-1100 block. I guess other owner should check theirs 
> just to
> make sure..
> Max
> 
> 2012/2/27 David Epstein <davidepstein at earthlink.net>
> 
> >  Paul,
> >
> > This is from an article I downloaded years ago about Universal 
> engines:>
> > The Model 5424, a 68 cu in, 24 hp, 3 cylinder, based on the 
> Kubota D-1101
> > block, was built from 1977 to 1983. Approximately 1,050 were 
> sold. It was
> > replaced by the Model M-30, which was produced from 1983 to 
> 1987. The Model
> > M-30 was the same size, but later M-30 engines were based on 
> the Kubota
> > D-1102 block. It was built from 1983 to 1987. Approximately 
> 400 were sold.
> >
> > I attached two pages from the Kubota site, and one from 
> another site that
> > might help to confirm the model number.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> >
> > David
> > SuperStar, #122, Marina del Rey
> >
> >
> >
> > At 03:47 PM 2/27/2012, you wrote:
> >
> > Content-language: en
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> >
> > Alrighty then , I have the head off , which was not really a 
> hard job ,
> > just time . The marine store wants 175.00 for a head gasket , 
> Kubota wants
> > 50.00 but the parts guy wasn't that helpful . He needs the 
> engine # 5424 is
> > not good enough and Universals serial # won't work for him.
> >   Any thoughts , the engine # is supposed to be 
> stamped on the block ,
> > where ?
> >   Thanx Paul
> >   Impulse
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> 
> -- 
> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
>
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