People w/Darton MID Engines, Inside Please.....
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Are the specialized Cometic head gaskets re-usable on these things? I've heard that the regular Cometic head gaskets are, but these have a thin rubberized coating on them. I bought my friends ultra-low-mile 387 Darton shortblock and was wondering if i can re-use these head gaskets. They're close to 200.00 for new ones, and they are a different part number from any other Cometic head gasket. Would suck if I have to spend close to 200 bones everytime I pull the heads off the block......
Just curious if anyone has tried to re-use these with any success or not. I'll be using ARP head studs if it matters.
Thanks,
Mike
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Just curious if anyone has tried to re-use these with any success or not. I'll be using ARP head studs if it matters.
Thanks,
Mike
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I've reused one of mine when I had to take off one head. I sprayed a few coats of Permatex gaskey spray on it and let it dry. I did a leak down test on it and it matched the same as the other.
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Originally Posted by WMSuperSport
I've reused one of mine when I had to take off one head. I sprayed a few coats of Permatex gaskey spray on it and let it dry. I did a leak down test on it and it matched the same as the other.
Mike