I'm replacing head gaskets on my '90 Legacy Wagon. I notice the part # for the new ones ends in # 114. The ones I took off are part # 110. Any way of knowing if the ones I took off are origional? Also There is no record of any work having been done on the internal eng. or heads, but I can still see cross-hatching down the piston walls from what looks like a recent cyl. honing. Wouldn't this cross hatching wear away fairly quickly ?

the correct part number for your application is: 11044AA114

your old part number might have been superceeded

I saw my engine apart at 160k miles and the cross-hatch cylinder honing was still very evident. It does not 'wear away'. Well, at least not quickly.

 

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