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View Poll Results: What should I do???
Use the new style "premium" gasket 10 40.00%
Use the 1973 repo copper gasket? 12 48.00%
Find another type of gasket? 1 4.00%
Put the tools away before I hurt myself? 2 8.00%
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Old 05-22-2010, 10:45 AM   #3
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Default Re: Head Gasket

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I vote neither!

There are two new gaskets from "Best" gasket company....You can read about them here:
http://www.bestgasket.com/about_our_products.asp

With the known narrow weak spots and seepage problems with the fel-pro, and the blowouts with the modern silicone, I see no reason not to try something else....
I'm with Mike, for the reasons he stated. I installed the Best Graph-Tite last time around. Only got about 500 miles on it, so I can't report long-term results, but I did notice that there was very little change in nut position during the back-it-off-1/8-turn-and-retorques.

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