head gasket
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I would reuse them.
I ran cometics MLS for about a year and then pulled the heads off to stud them... Cleaned everything off with acetone and stuck them back in. Held 11#'s of boost for 2 years utill I pulled the engine last winter.
If you havent even run the engine yet I wouldn't worry about it. Just my $.02
I ran cometics MLS for about a year and then pulled the heads off to stud them... Cleaned everything off with acetone and stuck them back in. Held 11#'s of boost for 2 years utill I pulled the engine last winter.
If you havent even run the engine yet I wouldn't worry about it. Just my $.02
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I would reuse them.
I ran cometics MLS for about a year and then pulled the heads off to stud them... Cleaned everything off with acetone and stuck them back in. Held 11#'s of boost for 2 years utill I pulled the engine last winter.
If you havent even run the engine yet I wouldn't worry about it. Just my $.02
I ran cometics MLS for about a year and then pulled the heads off to stud them... Cleaned everything off with acetone and stuck them back in. Held 11#'s of boost for 2 years utill I pulled the engine last winter.
If you havent even run the engine yet I wouldn't worry about it. Just my $.02
Then pop them back on.. I hear that works really good.
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Ok, from a logical standpoint if You're using the same block and heads and They're going back together exactly the same as before I would run Them ,,,,or if different heads and the old heads were flat and the block is flat and You inspect every square mm of both sides of both gaskets and there are no dings or gouges then I would run them ,,,,,,,if the bolts were factory stock then new head bolts would be the safer way to go . Or studs of course can be re-used as well . If in doubt then use the copper spray on both sides a fairly thick even coat and let it dry then assemble .