head gasket

[spike]

hi

i,m changing the head gasket on my sister clio and never done it before...
need a little help?

i,m ready 2 fit the new gasket and was just wondering do i need any sealer or does it go on dry?

thanks in advance

 

[spike]

anyone please

 

[ditz]

you sure you are on about the head gasket or the cam cover gasket?

 

[spike]

yep head gasket mate, heads had a skim so its flat and smooth, just a mate told me when they do head gasket changes they use a sealer! but says nothing about sealer in the haynes book

 

[ditz]

no dont use sealer goes on dry, block has to be clinically clean though and completely free from any oil what soever, cant stress that enough

on sh*tty old engines with really pitted blocks you can use a bit of blue hylomar but not needed if the block surface is ok

 

[spike]

head is good coz of skim but block not so good what is blue hylomer?

 

[ditz]

how bads the block.
get a sanding block with some fine wet and dry, oil the wet and dry paper and give it a good going over see what it looks like
long as its not pitted its fine

 

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What exactly do you mean by block not so good ?

 

[spike]

how bads the block.
get a sanding block with some fine wet and dry, oil the wet and dry paper and give it a good going over see what it looks like
long as its not pitted its fine

thanks mate will try that

 

[spike]

What exactly do you mean by block not so good ?

its got quite a bit of pitting

 

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How did you get on with the wet & dry spike ?

 

[spike]

How did you get on with the wet & dry spike ?

it worked really well thanks mate, its all bolted together now just hope it starts tomorow

thanks for advice