my406cid

Can u re use a mls head gasket Iif it was torqued but never heat cycled?

FLURY123

I wouldn't. Not worth the risk for $50.00

wildcamaro

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Change it!

conan

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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

Burken01

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Yeah you can also spray the head gaskets with permatex copper sealant, a nice even coat..

Then pop them back on.. I hear that works really good.

FLURY123

$50.00

chrisfrost

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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 .

Burken01

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It's not the recommended way, but it should suffice..

I think it should be a last resort if funds are low and/or you are in a time restraint.

my406cid

Gsskets were 200 bucks from livernois .040 gaskets

Burken01

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Cometics are like 70 a piece?, stock mls gaskets are a fraction of that..

Which were you looking at?

02BlkZ28

Try Summit

Burken01

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90 a piece with free shipping


http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...=&pgGrp=search

my406cid

I have a 6.0

Burken01

iTrader: (88)

Here

https://sdparts.com/details/cometic-gaskets/sdl403040

slt200mph

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Go ahead and reuse them they will work just fine. No need to use copper spray on them either.