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ga skuht

  • n  seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint

  • Stock picker and professional gasket blower Jim Cramer trained his bulging eyes on Washington, accusing Obama of "the greatest wealth destruction I've ever seen by a President.
  • The internal engine has cylinder heads which cost $600, sealed pistons at $250, a head gasket set for $215, a timing set for $265, and a $60 oil pan.
  • When it picks up a slightly defective gasket in its gray steel claw, it immediately senses something wrong, flicks the gasket to one side and picks up another.
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  • Juli Inkster in USA Today
    It's going to be a grind,Inkster said. "You've just got to hang tough and try not to blow a gasket out there."
  • Carl Froch in GMA news.tv
    I felt I caught him cold in the first round, but I didn't want to blow a gasket in the first round, so I kept my composure and used my experience,Froch said.
  • John Howard in The Age
    My plane's been delayed. It blew a gasket or something or other,Mr Howard told Southern Cross Broadcasting. "It's a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) plane but they sometimes have faults. It never bothers me, the RAAF run a very good show...

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