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Jun 9, 2008 | 06:21 PM

japanstar_ef9

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head gasket question

i put a brand new head gasket on my b20 and torqued it down to correct specs, the motor was not turned on. the head was only torqued down for about 1 hour and i realized i needed to take the head back off. my question is do i need another new head gasket to finish or can i use the one i just had . i also am using copper spray gasket sealer.

Jun 10, 2008 | 05:46 AM

1992Si

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IMO yes. You have already compressed the gasket.

You may want to PM one of the tunrers in the Drag Racing forum.

Tony1 is always a big help.

or Jeff@Tempest.

Jun 10, 2008 | 10:32 AM

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Re: head gasket question (japanstar_ef9)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by japanstar_ef9 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i put a brand new head gasket on my b20 and torqued it down to correct specs, the motor was not turned on. the head was only torqued down for about 1 hour and i realized i needed to take the head back off. my question is do i need another new head gasket to finish or can i use the one i just had . i also am using copper spray gasket sealer.</TD></TR></TABLE>no you should be fine as long as you didn't run a heat cycle threw it.