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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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I heard that they can be reused, I started the car and it only ran for about twelve seconds, then I shut it off. I needed to take one of the heads off to fix the rockers. Can I reuse it if I got F/I?
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The gaskets are reuseable.
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cool, because they are too much $$$$$
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I seems like such a taboo thing to do though doesn't it? 20-25 years ago I would have never even considered doing such a thing. Re-using head gaskets, are you nuts? I will be testing this out soon too. Already using Cometics, but will be pulling heads off to fly-cut for a bigger cam.
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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Plenty of people have reused the cometics. Never heard of a problem with them. A lot's changed in 20-25 years. One me being born
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LOL! And the world is a much better place because of your born on date. It just seems so wrong to re-use head gaskets. I'll get over after the first time.


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Plenty of people have reused the cometics. Never heard of a problem with them. A lot's changed in 20-25 years. One me being born
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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You can use them twice safely. I have heard of up to 4-5 times though. (with FI I would not go more then twice)
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LOL! And the world is a much better place because of your born on date. It just seems so wrong to re-use head gaskets. I'll get over after the first time.
I'd inspect them to make sure they look good though.
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When I took mine off, after touquing the heads down, they were not good anymore.....but i say if they are still in one piece you can re-use them.....but like it was said before, I wouldnt do it more that twice
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Why would you need to pull the head to fix the rockers?
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I have reused mine three times.
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