Re-using a head gasket

MexicanGringo · Post by **MexicanGringo** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:01 am

Hey Gents

I spoke to a guy the other day who runs a bike shop and he said theres a trick of the trade using a heat resistant spray allowing for the re-use of a head gasket. He said it has an annealing effect.. what are your opinions on this?

Post by **Neosophist** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:03 pm

Backstreet garage muchos?

Sounds riskey as they are designed to be compressed. I don't see why it shouldn't work, but the gaskets have a specific tightening sequence on them so they are compressed equally.

Put it this way, if your re-used headgasket goes when your blasting down the motorway your likely to ruin your oil, coolant, spark plugs, overheat and warp the engine, crack the block, destroy the piston rings and maybe some other stuff too!

Even my briggs & stratton lawnmower had a new headgasket this week ^_^

zimm · Post by **zimm** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:14 pm

just buy a new one ..

i re-used one once .. on a cg125.. didnt even work on that.

Honda_NC35 · Post by **Honda_NC35** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:31 pm

anyone knows a good shop, were i can buy some new head-gaskets, to my nc35?

Post by **Neosophist** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:38 pm

Honda_NC35 wrote:anyone knows a good shop, were i can buy some new head-gaskets, to my nc35?

are they the same as the NC30?

Honda_NC35 · Post by **Honda_NC35** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:43 pm

have no idea.. but i think so?

Post by **Simon_Ed** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:01 pm

I get my Honda gear from Granby's or Rick Oliver

Si

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:04 pm

Neosophist wrote:
Honda_NC35 wrote:anyone knows a good shop, were i can buy some new head-gaskets, to my nc35?
are they the same as the NC30?

Yes

Honda_NC35 · Post by **Honda_NC35** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:57 am

thanks :)

but were are u guys buying ur head gaskets from?

Post by **Neosophist** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:40 am

Dave silvers? Â£20+vat?

Occasionally they turn up on ebay cheaper, can't find them cheaper myself, even in Japan they are Â£17

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