Hi all,

 

Just got my head off and cleaning up the faces, you wouldn't believe how relieved I was to see a shagged head gasket when the head came off.

 

Anyway what do you lot think to using gasket sealer on the head gasket for that extra bit of grip?

 

And if it's worth doing which one?

 

Cheers,

Jezz.

deffo no.fit the head gaskets dry also make sure the head bolt threds into the block are free from water and oil

Yeah cheers,

I did go searching the web and found lots of people saying no, what I did find though was this link, very good explanation of HG fitting etc.

http://www.parttrackers.com/library/1/8/18/

 

 

My engine builder used some type of sealer with my Greddy headgaskets.

 

Apparently Spitfires won the war using this stuff.

 

I would have to get the name of it though!

 

Steve

Originally posted by Steve E:

Apparently Spitfires won the war using this stuff.

 

Steve

 

And a little help from geet big f**k off machine guns as well

 

 

Originally posted by paulg:

And a little help from geet big f**k off machine guns as well

 

 

I think spitfires had about 12 seconds of ammunition in their barrels, how much does that suck?

 

 

Probably not as bad as those silly fokkers from Germany.

 

Greddy head gaskets HMMMMMMMMMMMMM Steve your such a bad influence, i have now been forced to go down the same route lol.

Originally posted by 300z:

Greddy head gaskets HMMMMMMMMMMMMM Steve your such a bad influence, i have now been forced to go down the same route lol.

 

You can buy these head gaskets with varying thicknesses in stages of 0.2mm

 

The stock head gaskets are 1.2mm thick so I decided to get the Greddy 1.6mm thick just to keep slightly lower compression.

 

Steve

Steve, do you know what compression you got with those gaskets?

Originally posted by senna:

Probably not as bad as those silly fokkers from Germany.

 

Nein, Herr Senna, nein

 

zese fokkers were Messerschmitts

 

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DONT USE THAT SEALANT SHIT!!!

 

TO properly fit a head gasket, use a bit of grease. This allows the head and the gasket to slide whilst fitting. This stops the head gasket getting creased, or kinked.

 

Once hot the grease melts, and leaves a perfect seal.

 

Leigh