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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Question Are MLS head gaskets reuseable?

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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 12:50 AM
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They can be depending on condition. It is usually a good idea to replace them when you swap heads. Not saying they won't work but then you wasted a lot of time if they don't.
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 02:18 AM
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Do it right the first time. Get new ones.
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 05:00 AM
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Damn right they're reuseable. Hell, I even recycle toilet paper when it's close to payday. Condoms too. You're so cheap you probably squeak when you walk.
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by eallanboggs
Damn right they're reuseable. Hell, I even recycle toilet paper when it's close to payday. Condoms too. You're so cheap you probably squeak when you walk.

Wow!!
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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Cometic said they are.
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I have reused stock MLS head gaskets before but unless you know you might be swappin heads a couple times i'de just buy some new ones.
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Buy new ones man, I just pulled my heads when I used MLS gaskets, and they fell apart when I pulled them up. The rubber tends to stick on the metal surfaces from the pressure and will usually, if not always, tear here and there. At that point, they're finished.
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Originally Posted by Haans249
Buy new ones man, I just pulled my heads when I used MLS gaskets, and they fell apart when I pulled them up. The rubber tends to stick on the metal surfaces from the pressure and will usually, if not always, tear here and there. At that point, they're finished.
This is how mine always are. GM MLS anyway.
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