 Can I reuse my unheat cycled MLS 7afte head gasket? |
 Mar 19, 2012 - 6:22 PM
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So basically my head gasket went, while changing it I popped in some ARP studs, cleaned the mating faces and popped in a new gasket.
The new head torqued down fine, but when I torqued in a camshaft it snapped!! My head is warped it would appear, I don't have a straight edge so I took a chance and lost; but I digress. My question is: As my MLS gasket has not been heat cycled is it safe to reuse assuming it comes off clean? |
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Mar 19, 2012 - 10:27 PM
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just because the camshaft broke does not mean the head is warped. did you torque the camshaft in the right order? you might have had a valve pushing against a piston. you are supposed to move the crankshaft so that none of the pistons are at the top. but if that is what happened, you might have to pull the head anyway because you probably bent those valves
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youseman Can I reuse my unheat cycled MLS 7afte head gasket? Mar 19, 2012 - 6:22 PM
x_itchy_b_x i thought the 7a was non interference meaning the ... Mar 19, 2012 - 10:47 PM
ricochet1490 QUOTE (x_itchy_b_x @ Mar 19, 2012 - 10... Mar 20, 2012 - 12:13 AM Smaay im not 100% sure on that. im just speculating on w... Mar 20, 2012 - 9:15 AM youseman 7A is non interference, and cams were torqued in c... Mar 20, 2012 - 1:52 PM bsamps4 Short answer: Yes. Mar 20, 2012 - 2:00 PM |
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