Continuos head gasket problems?

[BUCK]

A factory DSM head gasket effectively has a “silver paint like” material on the outside. Ever tried cleaning up the HG surface after removing one of those gaskets? I firmly believe that OEM composite HG does not need any additional spray and it seems to be working just fine now.

I concur - and I used Copper Coat in the old days.

 

[MNGSX]

Originally posted by gritsak
ive thought about that..it will be alot of work, but worth it if you dont have to mess with the head gasket again. ive seen extremely high HP motors (domestic) that use all copper o-rings to seal off the head and block, without the use of any type of "gasket".

Slow and steady wins the race. Atleast when it comes to car building. You don't get rushed and mess up. You also have time to do little extras like that stuff.

If the bore was'nt the issue I'd use a oem style 87mm bore gasket and oring just the cyilinders and the around the CC's then fill in the grooves with a copper o-ring as is done by some shops.