Re: 505 Turbo headgasket

Francois Dion (francois@hyperreal.org)
Mon, 01 Feb 1999 10:40:27 -0500

> [Vandenboorn, Raymond] Yes, I just replaced the headgasket on
> my '84 505 Turbo at 217.000 km :-(

Was that the original gasket? Was it a cheap replacement? I found out
that the Meillor I got was better made than the one it replaced.
The details:
Meillor (joint de culasse) 411320P
P-S-A-
505 TURBO/INJ.
TAGORA
MATRA-MURENA
CHRYSLER
4CYL. 1981/2155/2156CM3
AL91,7
TYPES N9T-N2-362

> The head was OK. I noticed that the engine had already been
> overhauled ("B" stamped on pistons and block) but I don't know when.

The B pistons do not indicate an overhaul. Some people on this list
removed original pistons from their car with a B piston. I had B in
mine and got some B from Ray O'Donnell. If you have A pistons, they
can only be replaced by B as A was an early run and are out of
production and stock ever since the 89 models came out from what
I understand. The factory advise to replace a set of four A by
four B pistons.

Ciao,
Francois Dion (francois@hyperreal.org)

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