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autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue May 19, 15 10:08 am

Leak down tester

If it has got to come out let me know will come down for weekend for the fun

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Tue May 19, 15 2:50 pm

what an offer

i'll sit on the grass in a deckchair wearing a silly sun hat and an overly flamboyant costume. drinking Pimms with my pinkey riased

you can take the Bananarama! thing out fix it and put it back

i'm putting my eggs in the Bananarama! head gasket basket

lift head
clean
new gasket

if it isn't im locking the thing up for six months to avoid me taking out my fustration on it with an axe

Dave

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue May 19, 15 3:20 pm

V8 conversion coming on?

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Tue May 19, 15 8:57 pm

Re-using a head gasket?? You must be mad! Seriously, i have no idea why you would do that?

On the ring front, did you check the actual ring (not the rails) actually had tension when in the bore?

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Tue May 19, 15 9:04 pm

No v8s round here

In at 7:00
Rockers off
Guide plates off
Head studs out
Crane out
Exhaust and inlet still on
6 inches to play with

Up and left 6 inches

No.6,5,4 uniform black dry carbon
No.3 strangely wet and whipes clean to shiny piston
No.2 oily
No.1 as per 6

Gasket looks ok no damage apart from loss of black stuff in raised areas

Spent 1/2 hour with brake cleaner soaked cloths cleaning till no black
Dropped in standard gasket (a new one)
Plopped on head
Studs back in

In for me tea
Torque it later

If this works I,ll eat my hat

But lost all patients with it

Dave

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue May 19, 15 9:05 pm

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue May 19, 15 9:41 pm

Good luck Dave.
Roger, Cometic gaskets are meant to be reusable. Not sure how many applications though.

Post by **MattH** » Tue May 19, 15 9:44 pm

Dave999 wrote:
if it isn't im locking the thing up for six months to avoid me taking out my fustration on it with an axe

Dave

I know this feeling!!

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue May 19, 15 10:17 pm

MattH wrote:
Dave999 wrote:
if it isn't im locking the thing up for six months to avoid me taking out my fustration on it with an axe

Dave
I know this feeling!!

Feel for both of you.
Not the fun part of owning a classic at all.

Hope it works out well for you both

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue May 19, 15 10:21 pm

I was told by Dave Powell (Performance Unlimited) who imports Cometic ( I know Turnip does as well) not to re-use the Head Gaskets.

At £200 a pair I would have been much happier if I could have re-used them.....

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Tue May 19, 15 10:21 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:Good luck Dave.
Roger, Cometic gaskets are meant to be reusable. Not sure how many applications though.

Not in my world there not!

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue May 19, 15 10:23 pm

Sorry. I may be misunderstanding here.
But are we talking Cometic copper gaskets ????

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue May 19, 15 10:25 pm

MLS - Multi-Layer-Steel: Composite Shim Gaskets.....not solid copper gaskets.....that's what I used...not sure this is what Dave has.......

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue May 19, 15 10:29 pm

Pete wrote:MLS - Multi-Layer-Steel: Composite Shim Gaskets.....not solid copper gaskets.....that's what I used...not sure this is what Dave has.......

Thanks Pete. Not familiar with those ...

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue May 19, 15 10:51 pm

Reusable...if as described below

http://www.4secondsflat.com/Cometic-MLS_Gaskets.html