Quote Originally Posted by jimmyjeep
In the preassemble stage of checking the piston to valve clearance, is the head gasket reusable after being torqued down to compress the modeling clay? And I suppose you need to check all 8 so you can't mock up with just one piston and rod assembly at a time, correct? If someone would kinda run me through this it would be great. Trying to work less by working smarter.
Why do you think you need to check piston to valve clearence?