EA82 carby head gaskets

esray71 · Post by **esray71** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:11 pm

Where can i get good quality head gasket kit? i know that subaru will have but i'm sure very expensive as i've got prices for other things b4 and saved a lot buying elsewhere. Not sure about places like supercheap and repco, whats the quality like? Aslo whats the price to have heads tested, also price for geting heads reco'd

ZefleR · Post by **ZefleR** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:48 pm

I just got a Valve Regrind Kit by Permaseal from AutoOne for about $158 and it was a nice set. It didnt have the EGR gasket tho.

Regards,
Gary

esray71 · Post by **esray71** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:01 pm

ZefleR wrote:I just got a Valve Regrind Kit by Permaseal from AutoOne for about $158 and it was a nice set. It didnt have the EGR gasket tho.

Regards,
Gary

great, thanks for the info! any idea how much to have heads reco'd?

ZefleR · Post by **ZefleR** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:05 pm

esray71 wrote:great, thanks for the info! any idea how much to have heads reco'd?

Nope sorry.

Gary

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:45 pm

Always with an alloy head if you can is to get a surface skim but in saying that the monotorque head gaskets seem to seal pretty well in a turbo engine so they would certainly be good for a non turbo.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:34 pm

Shaving or a Head skim should be about $60 a head. As for a full recondition I'm not sure.

I've always used monotorque headgaskets, should be about $40 - $50, been a while since I got a set. The main reason for these headgaskets letting go for me are:
- Old threads pulling out after 6 months
- Blowing the side out of the radiator, subsiquently warping the heads

Fun fun.

Good luck with it.

Cheers

Bennie

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:53 am

If your head bolt threads are pulling out its generally because the motor has been cooked, re-tempering the block.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:58 pm

Suby Wan Kenobi wrote:If your head bolt threads are pulling out its generally because the motor has been cooked, re-tempering the block.

Hmmm... This info would have been handy a while ago. Think i'll defenetly go the EJ route.

Is there any way to fix this "re-tempered" block to hold properly again? I've already had some helicoils pull out due to overheating and not being long enough in the hole...

Cheers

Bennie