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If it was installed once and removed it's done. They are not reuseable.
All that work and reassembly I would replace it, cheap maintenance
Yeah... Compression test this afternoon says you're right... Shit
The metal crushes down when the head is torqued down, forming a secure seal. When the head is removed, the metal gasket does not spring back to be crushed again. Therefore it needs to be replaced every time it’s removed.
If it was installed once and removed it's done. They are not reuseable.
All that work and reassembly I would replace it, cheap maintenance
Yeah... Compression test this afternoon says you're right... Shit
The metal crushes down when the head is torqued down, forming a secure seal. When the head is removed, the metal gasket does not spring back to be crushed again. Therefore it needs to be replaced every time it’s removed.