# Head Gasket replacement

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 20, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/head-gasket-replacement/26177 "2007-03-20T15:18:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/head-gasket-replacement/26177/9 "2007-03-21T09:32:35Z")

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some people will use copper spray and spray a couple light coats on the gasket. I have used it only once when assembling a block/head because the block I was using had the most chewed up cylinders I have ever seen on the top of the shortblock. I honestly didn’t think this motor would hold compression at all and only had 1 day before auto-x started. Low and behold it’s still holding strong (although I wasn’t expecting it to do so). In general I try to stay away from the copper spray because its messy as hell come rebuild time when you gotta get all the old shit off.

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