 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 20, 2012 - 1:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '09 From Dartford Kent Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
7A is non interference, and cams were torqued in correct order.
Considering the coolant level was half way down the block water jacket, I'd say the head is pretty toasted so there's a pretty good guess there. Back to the reusable gasket question please xD |
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youseman Can I reuse my unheat cycled MLS 7afte head gasket? Mar 19, 2012 - 6:22 PM
Smaay just because the camshaft broke does not mean the ... Mar 19, 2012 - 10:27 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 bsamps4 Short answer: Yes. Mar 20, 2012 - 2:00 PM |
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