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Offline Sesman

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Head gasket
« on: September 05, 2021, 10:47:44 AM »
New gasket set, but with rusty cylinder ring. I’m guessing it’s not fit to use?

Anybody had experience or opinion on this?

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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2021, 11:16:24 AM »
Bearing in mind the amount of work involved to replace a head gasket I would not use one that is less than 100% perfect.

Not sure if a smear of Honda Bond woud be a fix or not - I have re-used a headgasket once but it was a BL Special Tuning all copper type that had been in place for a week on my Mini - it was fine.
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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2021, 11:16:45 AM »
Send it back to the supplier for a refund or replacement.
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Re: Head gasket
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2021, 01:37:00 PM »
Thanks, Julie.

Anticipated that might be the situation and a replacement is already on its way.

Thanks for the reassurance.

Incidentally I’ll be back next Friday so I’ll contact you about those o rings we discussed.

Cheers.

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