26-08-2018, 04:16 PM
There's no definite answer to this. There's a few variables, especially how flat the head and block are and how distorted the gasket comes up but my experience is that the new gaskets aren't as forgiving as the old copper and asbestos ones. While it may not have done many miles it has been compressed. So it depends on your appetite for risk compared to the cost of a new one. As written on other threads the Loctite paste seems to be very good and if your studs and holes are countersunk with solid studs and good threads repetitively re-tensioned you may get away with it. If you just go to the pub and back it may be worth trying; halfway round the world definitely not.
Dave
Dave