Cheap steel head gasket possibility.
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Tim@TBDevelopments
Lifer
why cheap out when there are plenty of good quality metal head gaskets on the market already in the correct thickness.
Also why copper spary? this is a real 1970's trick to headgasket sealing lol
Also why copper spary? this is a real 1970's trick to headgasket sealing lol
Tim@TBDevelopments
Lifer
ah i see, its a location issue for you 
the new headgaskets well as long as i can remember really are designed to seal without sealant. The black finish they have is a layer that is designed to stick when it gets crushed or gets hot. This is another reason why your not meant to re-use a metal head gasket
the new headgaskets well as long as i can remember really are designed to seal without sealant. The black finish they have is a layer that is designed to stick when it gets crushed or gets hot. This is another reason why your not meant to re-use a metal head gasket
ah i see, its a location issue for you
the new headgaskets well as long as i can remember really are designed to seal without sealant. The black finish they have is a layer that is designed to stick when it gets crushed or gets hot. This is another reason why your not meant to re-use a metal head gasket
Yes you are correct on the black coating. But I have had problems with slight water leakage in the past due to surfaces not being skimmed like they should have been for a steel gasket
But I probably won't use copper spray if I am happy with the skimm job
So what do you think of the idea for a poor man? It should hold boost better than a graphite one right?
Thanks Tim
Tim@TBDevelopments
Lifer
oh yeah poor skim is going to cause all types of problems.
Well the common thing was like you said copper or aluminium spray paint to act as a sealing layer. I've never used it incase it had any negative effects with the original black sealing coating. But when this practice was common place the uprated metal head gaskets didn't have anything. just shiny metal.
Well the common thing was like you said copper or aluminium spray paint to act as a sealing layer. I've never used it incase it had any negative effects with the original black sealing coating. But when this practice was common place the uprated metal head gaskets didn't have anything. just shiny metal.