bump for a good question.
I have an M50 head gasket I'm too cheap to toss. It was installed, car ran for less than 1 minute, then the engine was compeltely disassembled. Don't ask
Dave M
2 Grand Master
bump for a good question.
I have an M50 head gasket I'm too cheap to toss. It was installed, car ran for less than 1 minute, then the engine was compeltely disassembled. Don't ask
Dave M
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not torqued to the final value the gasket and bolts should be fine, i wouldn't put the gasket on another block/head just incase theres any defect that the gasket absorbed
fully torqued gasket id consider it playing with fire, you may get away with it but it could bite you in the ass
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Re-using a head gasket is just asking for trouble. If you've torqued it you will have already compressed the sealing rings around the cylinders. Torquing it down again means the rings will be distorted when you fully compress them. Think of it like this. You can be cheap, and reuse it and do the job over again when it fails, or just bite the bullet and do it right the first (second?) time.
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agree with winfred. if not torqued down you should not have any trouble on the same motor. If you are really worried, a new 'gasket only' is not that expensive. Bolts will be fine. john535is
4 Grand Master
I would have said absolutely not but winfred makes a good point about it not having been crushed completely. I'll let you be the experimenter though.
Please advise us how it goes.
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