Head bolts question
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5th Wheeling
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5th Wheeling
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the red goes with the red trim around the truck and i threw the blue on there cuz of the blue felpro gaskets. I had to take the head off bec i used the high tack red crap on my head gasket then i read ypu can only use the copper spary.
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Unless it was recommended by the gasket manufacturer, I would put the gasket on dry but that’s me.
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yeah that's why i had to take the head back off and buy a new gasket. I was just making sure i didnt have to buy new bolts also
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There are not too many people that are so stupid to reuse a headgasket. So, nobody has any real experience with reusing a headgasket. I am one of those butchers that has. More than once. As long as the headgasket was not used [ie the engine was never run, fluids never installed], I have never ever have had a problem. If you want advice from some butcher with that experience, you don't have to buy a new headgasket. That is assuming you did not use sealer or banged up the gasket while removing/installing the head.
I recently remember reading that MLS headgaskets can be reused, even if they have been run. I'm not certain I would go down that path.
I recently remember reading that MLS headgaskets can be reused, even if they have been run. I'm not certain I would go down that path.
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There are not too many people that are so stupid to reuse a headgasket. So, nobody has any real experience with reusing a headgasket. I am one of those butchers that has. More than once. As long as the headgasket was not used [ie the engine was never run, fluids never installed], I have never ever have had a problem. If you want advice from some butcher with that experience, you don't have to buy a new headgasket. That is assuming you did not use sealer or banged up the gasket while removing/installing the head.
I recently remember reading that MLS headgaskets can be reused, even if they have been run. I'm not certain I would go down that path.
I recently remember reading that MLS headgaskets can be reused, even if they have been run. I'm not certain I would go down that path.
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Yeah, probably a good idea to swap it out. I am not a believer of sealer and gaskets. There are a few exceptions but I tend to use sealer or gaskets, but not both. If you have to use both, you are not doing your job cleaning or the surfaces are not right to be sealed.
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There are not too many people that are so stupid to reuse a headgasket. So, nobody has any real experience with reusing a headgasket. I am one of those butchers that has. More than once. As long as the headgasket was not used [ie the engine was never run, fluids never installed], I have never ever have had a problem. If you want advice from some butcher with that experience, you don't have to buy a new headgasket. That is assuming you did not use sealer or banged up the gasket while removing/installing the head.
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even more heresy- I'll bet the red tack wouldn't have caused any real trouble on a 300.
But that's NOT to say that I wouldn't have changed it too, if all it cost me was a new head gasket.
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has never reused a head gasket... well, except for once, on a VG4D, just to see if the rings would seal.
But that's NOT to say that I wouldn't have changed it too, if all it cost me was a new head gasket.
t
has never reused a head gasket... well, except for once, on a VG4D, just to see if the rings would seal.