Head Gasket Help

[rosso75]

I'm doing a head gasket on a '93 MX-3 for a friend of mine (1.6, 16v). I almost fell over when I found out how much the head set was. My local parts stores want between $145 (AutoZone) and $187 (Schucks). Why so much? I got a head set for my turbo Volvo recently for about half that price, and Volvo parts are supposed to be expensive. Anybody know where I can get a head set at a reasonable price?
Also, are the head bolts a one time use bolt, or can I clean up the old ones and throw them back in?
Thanks
Bryan

Lovin' the low cost of my Volvo parts...

[millionflame]

Anything for MX-3s cost a lot of money the majority of the time. It's just part of owning this wonderful Mazda.

I just paid $250 (CDN) for a V-6 head set, and that's a smoking deal too.



You can re-use the head bolts as long as they have not stretched past their acceptable specs.

Good luck with the work.

[atlantamx3]

You can reuse them, and should not have any problems... but for safety's sake, it is always a good idea to replace them.

[perhapsadingo8yerbaby]

Originally posted by rosso75:
...Anybody know where I can get a head set at a reasonable price?

http://www.importperformanceparts.net/imports/mazdagaskets1.html

[lakersfan1]

$42 for just the head gasket, or $75 for the whole gasket set.

http://www.stopshopanddrive.com/epcvsoapimc.epc?cookieID=1C90R584P&drillid=8&subcatid=800988@@Cylinder+Head&clientid=stopshopanddrive