Ouch

If they are the O ring style head gasket than that is an ok price.
If you really want an 'ouch' !! get him to price up Cometics !

Cometics even sounds expensive:-)

I won't go there.

Phil
79 Longchamp GTS 3061

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3502SG

A quick search found them at about $52. So... price you have seems like the real deal.

Larry

I can see being cheap buying valve cover gaskets, but head gaskets?? I would rather spend the money knowing I got enough head gasket to hold. Valve covers, eh, a rag to wipe up the oil and you are good to go.

> I've just been quoted 47.88 each for Victor Reinz 3502SG head gaskets
> for the Cleveland.

Is that U.S. dollars or U.K. pounds? I purchased a set from a local
NAPA auto parts store for around $100 U.S. Victor Reinz is a German
company but I don't know where they make the gaskets. If it's in the
E.U., I would think you could get them cheaper than we could.

Dan Jones

One benefit of the cometics is they are reuseable and will probably never blow. But yes they are quite expensive.

Blaine

Re-useable head gaskets, you have to be joking.

What ever happened to re-torquing headbolts.

Dan,

The UK Victor Reinz gasket man told me that p/n is not even on his system. I told him Mahle Aftermarket in the US had them on their's and that they had inventory. It took him 3 days to determine it was a US p/n and not a Euro one.

He told me it would work out just too expensive for him to import a set just for me.

I said thanks.

We have a well known engine shop here uin London, Real Steel. They stock some Reinz, but not for the Cleveland. They're your typical Chevy shop!

I'll go with the guys I found in the US on ePay and am just waiting to hear shipping.

Thanks for your help and comments.

Get these final few parts together is making me lose my hair. I'll stick with a crate engine next time round. Less trouble and half the cost.

I know others have been down this road.

Phil
79 Longchamp GTS 3061