The version just prior to the ones having the ribs around the head bolt holes are pretty thin in that area of the external wall.
I had a brand new one, hardly milled at all, crack wide open there during installation.
Torquing the head bolts......"snap".
I was pretty surprised how thin it was.

The only ones I would even consider would be the ones with the ribs.


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