Head gasket advice

[rob18]

Hey there,
We are just rebuilding our motor and when we usually put our copper head gaskets on we spray them with a copper type spray. We have run out of the spray and we would like to know what everyone else uses? or do you not bother using anything?

Cheers
Rob

[venom racing]

We use gasketsynch which we think is the same as evostick.

[herb andrews]

I recently tried a number of UK suppliers for Gasgacinch but they were out of stock, then I found some here: http://www.kingfisherkustoms.co.uk/productDetail.p...

Hope that helps.

Herb

[rob18]

Thanks I have ordered some gasketsynch.
Thanks for the help.

[veryoldfart]

I remember reading Don Garlits biography and he mentioned dropping a head gasket one day and it landing in a puddle, he wiped it off and carried on

Next day he saw gaskets being dunked in puddles all around the pits...

[veryoldfart]

(yes, I can read..............)

[double trouble]

one trick we have used is aerasol carpet adhesive

[KP1]

I use a high temp gasket silicone around water and oil passages. Have been doing that for over 15 years with no problem (so far)

[kestral]

veryoldfart said:

I remember reading Don Garlits biography and he mentioned dropping a head gasket one day and it landing in a puddle, he wiped it off and carried on

Next day he saw gaskets being dunked in puddles all around the pits...

Ah! but did he tell you he had heated it up to a cherry red colour before he dropped it in the puddle. Anyway can someone tell me why they are putting things on head gaskets??

[snakehips]

I was wonderimg that? We ran them dry on our Rodeck.

[KP1]

To keep the water inside the engine.

[fester426]

If youve got o rings and dont run water,then a tiny bit of silicon around the oilway on a hemi on both sides of gasket works,dont forget silicon squashes in as well as out,so use sparingly,do the valley bolts up tight before doing up rest of head bolts,chevy thing gets it oil to the top via pushrods so oil ways are only drainback,so no pressure.copper gaskets that is,this is done to stop leaks!!

[snakehips]

KP1 said:

To keep the water inside the engine.

Suppose i should have see that coming. Not a lot of water in a solid Rodeck.
Bye the way Bill That Rodeck in your yard needs a lot of attention to the v/v train as theres no provison for oil up there. Pass it on. Ta