reusing gaskets. Yes or No on a 1993 honda Accord 2.2.l

[Dan Fisher]

Had to replace my head on a 93 accord with one from Pick a Part. Question with the metal intake, exhaust and head gaskets. Can we reuse any or all of these? How do we know if the gasket is good enough to reuse.

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[Richard Kirshy]

Reusing a gasket isn’t a wise choice, reusing a gasket on a replacement head is even worse. Hope you took it to a shop and had it inspected and tested.
You could try, but think about this, if there is ( and most likely will ) be a gasket failure.
Do you really want to go through the time, effort and expense to repeat the the job a second time???

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