EPnick22 Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 right so ive gotta wait another 2 or 3 weeks till i get my rods (arghh) just got some stock pistons and rods i might drop in it to run it temporarily as not having a car is affecting my work and social life lol I have a 1.2mm athena head gasket, can they be used again once the heads taken off? as i dont fancy buying another one next month Quote
TurboTobz Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Headgaskets can be reused, not ideal. But clean it up put smear some wellseal over it and just be gentle. I done an engine for my old man, we had it apart numerous times (3 iirc) reused it everytime, and was only a shitty eBay job on a k series rover engine (the ones that eat head gaskets) and its still going to this day never shown any sign of going either.Some one off here brought a used Athena 1.2 from me to reuse. Quote
EPnick22 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Posted August 23, 2013 well i mean itll only be in there for a month maybe less, just thought itd be the most appropriate thing to do if they can be reused to save me another £100 ! Quote
TurboTobz Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 You could quiet happily use it until it begins to fail Quote
AdamB Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Well seeing as your going to need to buy an engine gasket kit to complete the rebuild if putting in stock parts anyway, that will come with a headgasket you can use. Quote
EPnick22 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Posted August 23, 2013 dude the blocks all assembled in the car ready for pistons to go in Quote
AdamB Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Ah I thought you ment it was in bits as going by your thread about forging. You can reuse them but how long they last is another question, suppose it depends how much of a hard time it has. If I had my way I wouldn't even use a headgasket, but its cheaper to replace the gasket than the engine if it goes tits up. Quote
EPnick22 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Posted August 23, 2013 well itll only be running around stock power for the next month til i get hold of some rods Quote
AdamB Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 You'll probably be fine, but me being anal probably would buy another gasket. Am sure you can just get an OEM one for like £20 so might as well just use that? Quote
EPnick22 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Posted August 23, 2013 £20? theyre like £40 otherwise id buy one, plus theyre a bitch to scrape off after lol i could do with having my car done by sunday if i get this single piston tomorrow, i wouldnt get the gasket til at least like thursday Quote
AdamB Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Am sure I've seen cheap ones on ebay, if its only to last a month or so. True about getting to you though, maybe try a local motorfactors tomorrow? Still £20-£40 is still cheaper than an aftermarket one. I've heard people re-using the Zep gaskets before, but not Athena's. Quote
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