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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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what ones are reusable??? i have a felpro off a engine that never run, just thought id ask before i go spending
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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dont thats my advise
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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have known people to re-use certain types before but for me no way I'd buy another!
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Old Oct 19, 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? ?
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Old Oct 19, 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
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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kverna: remember that that car is an OHC turbo engine, with a steel head.

with the cheap price on headgaskets i would never use one twice...
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by olek
kverna: remember that that car is an OHC turbo engine, with a steel head.

with the cheap price on headgaskets i would never use one twice...
Put your mouth on or around my belt area, please
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double trouble
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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cheers people, new felpro now ordered
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Old Oct 19, 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.
just get a new one, as you've stated above.
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