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Mike V. Florida · 12-08-2014, 11:52 PM

While there is galvanic action between the head and gasket it is small and takes a great amount of time to corrode the iron. We as owners often remove the heads several time over the lifetime of the engine and when rebuilt the head and block are leveled, cleaning the corrosion.

12-08-2014, 11:52 PM	#3
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Head gasket- Why not Penetrox? While there is galvanic action between the head and gasket it is small and takes a great amount of time to corrode the iron. We as owners often remove the heads several time over the lifetime of the engine and when rebuilt the head and block are leveled, cleaning the corrosion. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II