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thank you, don!
hi don,
thank you for the detailed answers!
so if its the quality of the gasket (o-ring) and service intervals that keeps the water out then it leads to another question for me...=)
is the material that the gaskets re made from pretty standard then? meaning that there is no difference between the aftermarket and the originals?
thanks again!
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