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Old 03-14-2007, 07:56 PM
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Can you reuse head gaskets if the heads were installed but the engine was never started?
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as long as the engine was never fired the gaskets are still good
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What gaskets are we talking about?
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What gaskets are we talking about?
stock GM head gaskets
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If they come off in one piece you could reuse them.
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