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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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Felpro headgasket

anyone know which side should be top or bottom, i bought a felpro gasket set and the head gasket is not printed top or bottom. can i use either side?
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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Re: Felpro headgasket

logo that is stamped in them goes up
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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Re: Felpro headgasket

my dad got the old gasket that was marked and put it on the same way as the old one just now... like literally 3 minutes ago and torqued the driver side down... but it was the opposite way, can we reuse it if we untorque it, or should we just get new gaskets
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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Re: Felpro headgasket

Once they are torqued its recomended that they be replaced, they crush to prevent leaks, so it may not re-seal if you torque it again
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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Re: Felpro headgasket

hey thanks, i ended up just leaving it the way i put it (logo down) since thats was the direction of the original gasket and i found a folded piece of paper in the head gasket set that said, and i almost qoute " follow the directions of the imprints on the gasket, if no such imprint exsist Install gasket" that was pretty much dead on what it said minus a word or two.
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