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So I want this thing to work! I didnt replace this last time. How do I know if its not worth using? I cant get a new one untill tuesday, but if this one is ok. . .

i would use it.

And the little "W" on there, do I line that up with the one on the head?

Reusing head gaskets is always a bad idea. Once they ar crushed (used once) they have to much potential to not work right (leak), besides they are to cheap not to replace with new.

Well its already ordered, so I guess i'll wait.

But, just out of curiosity, what kinds of problems can occur with a used head gasket?

Greetings:

If the gasket fails to seal properly, your compression and therefore power will be low. I have no direct experience with hotspots and other demons, but I've read about issues affecting longevity as well as lost power.

Blowing mixture and oil out the crack will make a mess, too.

A blown gasket with an aluminum head can also create a groove in the head but the hot gasses as they move out of the cylinder.

I have never re used a head gasket, its too risky for your engine. It creates a lean condition, air leaks, and can make the piston do a poof-kaboom.

Twilight wrote:I have never re used a head gasket, its too risky for your engine. It creates a lean condition, air leaks, and can make the piston do a poof-kaboom.

Nah its more like, "d*** this thing runs like a bat out of *" NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BOOOOOOG CLUNK and then you find lots of molten aluminum in the bore.

Its the most common thing on dirtbikes, replaced top end, didnt get a new head gasket, sucked air, got hot.. boom.

scooternewby wrote:Well its already ordered, so I guess i'll wait.

But, just out of curiosity, what kinds of problems can occur with a used head gasket?

any news?