Re: New rings

Posted by Packard Don On 2024/7/7 12:20:51

No gasket, even solid copper crush gaskets, should ever be reused. For head gaskets, the metal is only on the outside but there is a thin layer of something softer and crushable inside. It was probably once asbestos but not sure what’s being used today.

As for the rings, being in an original box does not necessarily mean that they are the proper size or even NOS. Buying newly manufactured rings is a better way to be assured of getting the proper size.

For the bearings, you need to check them with Plasti-gauge before you can know if they are good or not. These are good, solid and well-built engines but shouldn’t be put together with assumption and guessing.