90goldhatch

I need some opinions as well as options on how to remove it, i've heard of Aircraft Stripping but the guy at autozone said it wouldnt work so yeah help here

nico91civic

is it a MLS gasket? if it is just get some pliers and pull on one of the rivets which shouldn't be on the surface of the block

90goldhatch

MLS?? uhhh the paper like one i guess

EJ1_Sleeper

headgasket or intake manifold gasket?

90goldhatch

headgasket on the block

vtec=good

I just went through this same crap last week. I was tod to use gasket remover but i went through like 3 cans with hardly any progress. Finaly i just used a razor blade and was really careful not to scratch the surface of the block, it takes forever though. good luck man

ef-hatchcrap

Use a soft wire brush on a drill that will take it off and not screw the mating surface

r4BBiT

i used gasket remover and very sharp knife to scrape it more, repeated the process a lot of times :D

UfoTofU

I ended up using gasket remover and a chisel.

Be sure not to gouge the mating surface at all!

I actually never finished because I had to move before I got all the parts and ended up putting my poor CRX into storage.

Let us know how it comes out.

sgallagher

3m makes a ROLOC bristle disc which is used on a drill or die grinder.I always use them works great on pretty much everything.

90goldhatch

yeah i just went ahead and bought a gasket scraper, next time ill probably go with
sgallagher method, but after this ill probably never change a head gasket ef this, anyways thanks for the help guys.

89s1

use the metal d16y8 headgasket if its the stock motor (si, dx, std/cx) doesn't matter what model. Comes off clean with 0 residue

If you have a b-series swap, use the oe gasket and it should be 3-piece metal.

UfoTofU

I like the looks of that.

Is that just a soft rubber / plastic bristle disc with some sort of light abrasive on the bristles?

Safe to use on the aluminum block?

Update : Great vid here that answers my questions :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXUZg-r-uww

hondaman210

head gasket remover and a razor worked for me