BruceS. said: (quoted from post at 08:09:26 01/21/10) I have the same head gasket to install on my MD when the weather warms up. There is no metal in this gasket and looks to be the same on both sides, so in theory could go on either way. It should have better sealing than the metal gaskets.
(I wasn't sure about fire rings on the little guys.)
We went through this on RedPower and came up with some interesting points about the replacement diesel gaskets.
Metal clad head gaskets are not meant to do the sealing with the gasket body. Fire rings seal the cylinders and inserts seal the oil and water passages. Everything else is filler. The middle layer is actually asbestos prepared in a soft manner. It squeezes easy. Test it with some pliers.
The new suppliers are using a thicker stiffer paper which often keeps the metal bits from compressing properly, often resulting in significant leakage. Several people reported failures with them, so use at your own risk. The end result is the paper gaskets don't seal any better than the metal ones.
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