Biba,
NEVER reuse a headgasket....unless there is no other option.
How much is a headgasket? How much will it cost to replace it if it fails?
NEVER reuse a headgasket....unless there is no other option.
You say the gasket is being refitted in EXACTLY the same position, but this
isn't true. If components can be made to mate perfectly, then gaskets are
not required. Gaskets by definition are there to account for imperfections.
The head and block will never mate back exactly the same, and moreso on the
Alfa twin cam as the sleeves and block are separate entities.
NEVER reuse a headgasket....unless there is no other option, or you wish to
experiment.
If the experiment goes ahead, and it works, go ahead and gloat. However I'd
then stop buying lottery tickets and skydiving because your luck is all used
up. Consider that in aviation, if someone reused a gasket and the gasket
failed, they could end up in prison.
NEVER reuse a headgasket....unless there is no other option.
Beatle
Oz
----- Original Message -----
From: "AlfaCyberSite" <[email protected]>
To: "AD" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 4:01 AM
Subject: [alfa] Reusing head gaskets
Umm, guys, to quote myself, "...that has been removed from an engine that
hasn't been run." The 750 engine with a 101 head has not been installed.
After hearing more and more comments regarding rods breaking and
considering this engine has 1500 cc's, I talked my client into the need
for Carrello rods. They're now installed and it seems silly to me not to
reuse the (virtually) brand new 1600 head (I believe) Reinz head gasket.
But I've been told not to.
Why?
Biba
Irwindale, CA USA
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