Honda OEM headgasket reuseable if the motor has never been fired off ? only head bolted down to it ?

 

i wouldn't reuse it. it is already molded from being tightend once it needs a new one probly to make a proper seal

 

I wouldnt....once the head has been torqued down it has crushed the gasket...once you take it off I wouldnt imagine that it would all come up in one peice...

 

get a new one.

 

Copper spray it w/ 2-3 layers on each side and re-use it. I've re-used my current one 2x w/ a high compression motor. Don't waste your money.

 

I have also re-used the steel head gasket two times.

 

never heard of the copper spray ... what does it do ? where can it be found ?

 

conducts heat, napa

 

buy a new one or get owned

 

**** just buy a new one its only $60. You will be grad you did.

 

If i get a new one .. should i spray it with copper as well ?

 

Yup... It helps aid the the seal...
I never reuse headgaskets... As TimoneX said it is possible to reuse but I just never do... $60 isn't that bad, and if you're not planning on pulling the head for awhile why not just go with a new one... This is the Permatex Copper Spray I use...

 

thanks Kata ..and everyone else for the time and effort to assist

 

Throw a new one on.

 

The cost of head gaskets add up quickly, and sprayed and installed properly I've yet to see one fail. I'm into doing things right, but I also despise waste, and if I used a new head gasket every single time I've taken one of my Hondas apart it'd have cost me several hundred dollars better spent elsewhere.

I too use the permatex copper spray, it stays tacky and works perfectly.