Do it right Eddie! You don't want to take the heads off again.
The ARP bolts will be fine to reuse.
Keep me posted!
Re-use Head Gasket??
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Re-use Head Gasket??
I had to pull the heads off my motor after they had been torqued...but the engine was NEVER FIRED. Both heads came off without any gasket damage. Can I re-use them??
Also:: I have ARP head bolts. How many torque sequences do you think they can stand before they stretch beyond use?
Thanks guys...
Eddie
Also:: I have ARP head bolts. How many torque sequences do you think they can stand before they stretch beyond use?
Thanks guys...
Eddie
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If they are decent composition style you'll be OK. If they are steel shim..it might be iffy.
Done it many times with the std Fel Pro blues. Cometic markets theirs as being able to reuse,,,and then of course copper ones are re-used all the time.
JIM
Done it many times with the std Fel Pro blues. Cometic markets theirs as being able to reuse,,,and then of course copper ones are re-used all the time.
JIM
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That would be my concern too. I know the feeling about $70 making a difference on the budget. Check with felpro, couldn't hurt but I would hate to see you take it apart again. Good luck.
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I was in your shoes last year. Wiped a cam on start up due to improper valvetrain setup. I decided taking a chance on having to do it all over again wasn't worth the cost. I ended up getting a new set of 1017s off of ebay for about what I would pay for one locally.
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In your case you can reuse! We did plenty of static work on samples and then placed on dyno engines with no issues. Most situations required replacing but again, in your case, it will be fine. Theres a solid core wire under the S/S armor, there will be no problems with combustion seal leakage. Next the coolant sealing beads and gasket body, in good shape, they will be ok to reuse.
With those fasteners you'd probably wear out the threaded holes in the block before issues with stretch. As long as you follow torque specs.
Motor on!
Later.
With those fasteners you'd probably wear out the threaded holes in the block before issues with stretch. As long as you follow torque specs.
Motor on!
Later.