Head Gasket and Timing Belt

[Anonymous]

For those of you unfamiliar with my cuurent engine situation, read the post below titled Technical Question - 2.0l 8v.

Im going to get another 2.0l 8v engine and use the bottom end in my car. I want to try and use the head that I have spent money rebuilding on the new bottom end. However, will I be able to use the head gasket and timing belt from the reconditioned head. The head was fitted on saturday and the timing belt last night. the car has been running for about 15 mins since then and only driven about 500 yards. So when I take the head back off do I need to buy a new head gasket and timing belt or can I use the existing ones.

[Anonymous]

yup you CAN'T use old headgaskets... and it's up to u to RISK an used cambelt if u want

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e reg shell almost gone!!

[Anonymous]

would being fitted for 3 days and only driven on for about 25 seconds render it as USED ?

[Anonymous]

yup


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e reg shell almost gone!!

[Anonymous]

the head gasket is presurised and compressed when u tighten the head bolts. If u take it off and refit it is compressed again, so it will be weaker!

[Anonymous]

he's got a point. might me worth seeing of the heads need skimming cos if the bolts were not tightend perfectly it could have warped and if you fit a new gasket it could blow straight away


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[Anonymous]

u can buy headgasket sealent which is supposed to give extra protection egainst leaks. u cud try this and it might work but you will difinetly need new headbolts, the cam belt will be fine.

when i was busy fixing mine i was torquing up the head and snapped a brand new headbolt, i took my head back off and fitted a new set ov head bolts and reused the head gasket (which had only been on 20mins) i didnt have a problem.

but genrally u shouldnt really do this

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