I'm building a 97 h22 block that has darton MID sleeves a ready to put the engine together, my question is what kind of head gasket would I use, if it's the 94 h22 or the 97 h22 because the 94 is closed deck and the 97 is open deck. Or if it doesn't matter wich one I use.

 

u use whatever headgasket for your block is which would be for the h22a4 out of the 97 lude if im not mistaken.

is ur block closed deck now or something?

 

I believe that block is now closed deck with darton MID sleves

 

its either closed deck or open deck, sleeving does not change that.

 

i cant think of the words to explain it, so im gonna tell u to do a search either on here or google for picture info.

google H22a1 and that is CLOSED DECK
h22a4 and that is OPEN deck.

whichever it is that you have, that is the sleeve you need.

 

darton recommends a cometic headgasket for the 97 engine...

with the darton MID sleeves even the open deck block looks rather closed


that's why he might be confused...

 

thanks for the help, i guees the that i have to buy the gasket for the 97 prelude.

 

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with the darton MID sleeves even the open deck block looks rather closed

that's why he might be confused...</TD></TR></TABLE>

The deck of the block is still "open" in the sense that the top of cylinder sleeves are exposed to the water passage. Go with whatever HG Darton recommends.