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Can one of rich w's head gaskets be re-used? May sound silly question but I've heard of some head gaskets been re-used?________________________________________
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 dav1
Regular  Location: leek/staffs Registered: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 312 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 4th Apr 2012 at 18:00
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #2
I wouldn't personally re-use any head gasket, and I am not aware of the bespoke ones that Rich gets made being re-useable.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 4th Apr 2012 at 18:33
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rich_w
Seasoned Pro  Location: Havant, Hampshire Registered: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 5,412 Status: Offline |
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No, never re-use any HG.The elastomer coating is heat activated and fills the microscopic troughs in the block / head to create perfect seal - this will only happen once. Also, the raised swaged areas on the gasket are crushed to form a mechanical seal, again, this will only happen once.  ________________________________________ Contact Details:rich@lynxpowerengineering.co.uk 07732 822546 |
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Posted 5th Apr 2012 at 23:06
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dav1
Regular Location: leek/staffs Registered: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 312 Status: Offline |
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Ok well will be in touch.goin to need a few bits from your self. Just need to see ways salvagble. Cheers Dave ________________________________________ 230bhp 205 gti6 |
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Posted 5th Apr 2012 at 23:10
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #5
I highly recommend these head gaskets, I have one fitted to mine which is pumping out over 450bhp reliably. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 5th Apr 2012 at 23:12
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rich_w
Seasoned Pro Location: Havant, Hampshire Registered: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 5,412 Status: Offline |
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dav1 wrote: Ok well will be in touch.goin to need a few bits from your self. Just need to see ways salvagble. Cheers Dave No worries. I can sort you out a head too if you still need one, saw you were after one ________________________________________ Contact Details:rich@lynxpowerengineering.co.uk 07732 822546 |
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Posted 5th Apr 2012 at 23:21
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dav1
Regular Location: leek/staffs Registered: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 312 Status: Offline |
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O I know I just took mine of tonight. Don't think I did a 1000 miles on it. Because some one else wired my car up it had few probs I didt relies till to late. Basically I then over looked some thing so simple it was school boy error re-sulted in an scrap engine. May As well explain. First there was a wire connected to crank sensor that shouldt of been. Took ages to figure out and made car not a very nice drive. Then second one day, 2 injectors stuck fully on an filled cylinders with juice. Emptied it out fixed wiring and sent for remap an had great results. Driving it round 4 days later my mate wanted a spin. So iam giving it full beans 8000rpm she started to die. I gave it a little more then realised I had a prob. Pulled over engine seized . I had't changed the oil petrol must off seeped threw into oil wen pistons got full. I never even thought. Lol. This resulted in con rod weldEd to crank, head scrap due to picking up swarf, etc. at least I got something else to on-my long list. Excuse bad write up iam on my phone an stressed________________________________________ 230bhp 205 gti6 |
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Posted 5th Apr 2012 at 23:27
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
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dav1 wrote: O I know I just took mine of tonight. Don't think I did a 1000 miles on it. Because some one else wired my car up it had few probs I didt relies till to late. Basically I then over looked some thing so simple it was school boy error re-sulted in an scrap engine. May As well explain. First there was a wire connected to crank sensor that shouldt of been. Took ages to figure out and made car not a very nice drive. Then second one day, 2 injectors stuck fully on an filled cylinders with juice. Emptied it out fixed wiring and sent for remap an had great results. Driving it round 4 days later my mate wanted a spin. So iam giving it full beans 8000rpm she started to die. I gave it a little more then realised I had a prob. Pulled over engine seized . I had't changed the oil petrol must off seeped threw into oil wen pistons got full. I never even thought. Lol. This resulted in con rod weldEd to crank, head scrap due to picking up swarf, etc. at least I got something else to on-my long list. Excuse bad write up iam on my phone an stressed  I am still trying to digest that... Sounds like you've had a bad time with it. Chin up mate and get her fixed back up.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 6th Apr 2012 at 12:33
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