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Types of headgasket failure (an academic inquiry - my gasket is fine) 700 1987

posted by  SpazMan on  Fri May 15 05:15 CST 2009
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Hi folks,

I would like to understand more about headgasket failure. I have known a few folks around here to simply pull the head, replace the gasket, and slap the head back on - and I have wondered why in some cases this works and in others does not.

Does a head ALWAYS need machining after a gasket failure? If this is true, it would indicate to me that the only reason a headgasket fails is because of head warpage. I know that the aluminum/iron combo of the head and block necessitates eventual gasket replacement.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Ari






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