Re: Making Head Gaskets for fun and profit?

[jw-in-dixie]

Have forever made powerhead to tower gaskets for Mercs from Cmas coat/shirt and cereal boxes.
Originals are flimsy and usually have to be scraped off. Coat the porous side with varnish, after dry coat both sides with a smear of grease and they are reusable many times.

Before I had a gasket cutter tool set, I used empty bullet cases of the appropriate size. Told a buddy about this and he used a .45 by removing the slug and striking with a hammer. Course it exploded, much to his surprise. 😮 A hole punch works for qtr inch.

No head gasket experience since Mercs have no heads. Made an aluminum head gasket once for a Mustang cycle motor cause the factory ones would not hold. Worked.

Heck, anything will work if you crank it fast enough. 😉