My friend Bud (RIP) used to do that. Knowing that Kerrville, TX is extremely hilly Bud put a new head gasket on his '17 touring along with a new Z head, using grease instead of gasket sealer. We went on the MTFCA national tour and he made it through the first day before blowing the head gasket. I think it's just an old wives tale that refuses to die. People didn't have new head gaskets or gasket sealant when they were dirt poor so they invented "fixes" like putting breakfast in the radiator to stop leaks, using grease on head gaskets, etc.
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Originally Posted by redmodelt
Ah heck, I have used grease as a sealer with used head gaskets (off different engines no less) on my block that has never been decked, more then once and have yet to blow a head gasket. (Stock engines running at "normal" T speeds of 35 and under). Maybe a little weep on the outside. Torquing is the key.
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