head gasket

[catbed]

can i make a head gas........ha!

i just got my new head gasket from flatout and its not like the old one. no crush rings around the cylinders. its made up of 6 or 7 metal sheets. never seen one like this. common?

also, do i have to put that strange lubricant on my new valve, or will motor oil work like on the old ones?

[robertob]

can i make a head gas........ha!

i just got my new head gasket from flatout and its not like the old one. no crush rings around the cylinders. its made up of 6 or 7 metal sheets. never seen one like this. common?

Yes - it's the modern way to do gaskets. It's called MLS for multi-layer steel. Works better and lasts longer than old style composite gaskets but it does require more perfectly flat parts in some applications. Check head & block surface for flatness before installing.

also, do i have to put that strange lubricant on my new valve, or will motor oil work like on the old ones?

Do you mean assembly lube? On the cam lobes & followers? You can use oil if you want but assembly lube is not a bad idea.

[catbed]

i mean on the valve shafts themselves. and its a completely new valve

[robertob]

i mean on the valve shafts themselves. and its a completely new valve

Won't hurt. I always use it on internal parts (except rings).

If you're tight for cash just oil everything down with oil before you put the parts together and dump oil over the cams before buttoning it up. If you've got an extra $5 or $10 buy a tube of assembly lube from Autozone and squirt it all over the cam lobes & followers before putting it together.

Are you tearing it down to replace a stuck valve? I've never heard of a valve just sticking all of a sudden. Bending, yes, sticking from lack of use and rust, sure, but just sticking out of nowhere? That's very unusual.

Be sure you know what the problem is before tearing it down...

[catbed]

it was bent. it got stuck, then hit the top of the piston whilst stuck, and bent.

[Big Jay]

Won't hurt. I always use it on internal parts (except rings).

If you're tight for cash just oil everything down with oil before you put the parts together and dump oil over the cams before buttoning it up. If you've got an extra $5 or $10 buy a tube of assembly lube from Autozone and squirt it all over the cam lobes & followers before putting it together.

Are you tearing it down to replace a stuck valve? I've never heard of a valve just sticking all of a sudden. Bending, yes, sticking from lack of use and rust, sure, but just sticking out of nowhere? That's very unusual.

Be sure you know what the problem is before tearing it down...

That can cause the guide to move. Be sure to lap the new valve in to see that it is on center of the seat.

Jay

[chef1366]

Do not push new valves through the valve stem seals without lubing them first with moly or motor oil. You will ruin the seal and smoke out the neighborhood. Some valve seals come with a condom to not damage the seal.

[catbed]

is the head gasket supposed to have a gap between the cylinder, like this?

[catbed]

bumpity-bump

[chef1366]

That head gasket looks fine.
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