Quick head gasket question?

nm9stheham said
Just IMHO....If the gaskets have never been heat cycled, then I would retorque them. They are going to move a bit anyway as they settle in with a few heat cycles. Re-torque them once after a couple of heat cycles. Even if you had never torqued the the gaskets in place before, you can be surprised how things settle in and a head bolt or 2 can be a bit loose.
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I agree, if they haven't been heat cycled, there is no reason why you couldn't reuse them, no damage has been done to them, you torque them down again and go have fun.

I've taken Gaskets I used for torque plate honing and then used them when I bolted the heads down; 11.5 to 1, 318, no problems. BTW they were MP thin composition gaskets.