reusing headgaskets
19-10-2009, 02:32 PM
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reusing headgaskets
what ones are reusable??? i have a felpro off a engine that never run, just thought id ask before i go spending
19-10-2009, 02:41 PM
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have known people to re-use certain types before but for me no way I'd buy another!
19-10-2009, 04:15 PM
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are head gaskets not multi layer ? so once its been compressed against head/block its no use once split? ?
19-10-2009, 04:31 PM
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A guy on the norwegian fmcn.no forum have used his 0611 gasket 5 times now, running 1.8Bars and peaked 2.55bars when his boostcontroller failed. Still works a treat.
BUT, I would never put an engine back together with the same gasket
19-10-2009, 04:50 PM
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kverna: remember that that car is an OHC turbo engine, with a steel head.
19-10-2009, 04:55 PM
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Quote:
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kverna: remember that that car is an OHC turbo engine, with a steel head.
Put your mouth on or around my belt area, please
19-10-2009, 05:01 PM
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19-10-2009, 06:05 PM
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cheers people, new felpro now ordered
19-10-2009, 08:04 PM
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i've done it once, in the early days, lasted about a hundred miles, then went big time.
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