I put this brand new head gasket on and i think i have a bent valve or to. and i need to take my head back off. this will be my 3rd head gasket wasted if not.

the engine Never started or headed up or even tried.

 

When you torque it down, i think that ruins it.

BTW, "Houston Texas, TX," ?? lol

 

lol ya

 

Agreed. Just to be safe, might as well replace it. It may or may not save you a headache later on.

 

If the head gasket wasn't heat cycled, you can reuse it. That's what "ruins" them.

 

what does head cycled mean?

 

It means this.

 

so it may still be good? mine had some specil blue **** on it for a better seal

 

no the head gasket will not be good.. its 3 diffrent "sheets" of metal and its a crush gasket so once you "crush" it down and take it off its no good it wont seal like its suposed to and youll have to take it off again and get a new one.
do it right the first time save your self the extra work

 

What special blue ****? You didn't use something like RTV did you?

 

Hell No lol, i dont know but when i got it it said on the package their is a specil blue sealant around the head gasket to help with the envirmonetal safety and for a better and longer lasting seal. so i took it out and it was all metal 3 sheets and had blue on it. it was dried up the blue stuff though. it a new kind of gasket they just started making.

 

What motor is it for?

 

just get an oem one...dont get anything from autozone. you can get oem for around 60-70

 

That is not true, it might be true for something like an exhaust gasket. Only the middle section is metal, the top and bottom are what forms the seal, the metal middle gives the gasket integrity. Many people including myself have torqued a head town with a new gasket in order to clay the motor etc, this does not affect using it. It's the HEAT, once you run the engine that alters the gaskets characteristics and requires it to be replaced once the head has been removed again.

 

I've run used 3 layer head gaskets, used one layer gaskets and never really had a sealing problem. But my boy has a oring and step decked block, that we cant seem to get to seal. So.........

 

d16z6. i think imma reuse it i took it off and it still looks brand new.

 

Yeah, they may be right, about the heat... it only will cost you time if they are wrong, so might as well

 

agree ^^^^