HELP!!!!! head gasket removal...
 

i have a 90 crx si d16a6 motor and i'm trying to remove the head gasket from it. appearantly it's not a copper type head gasket so i'm having a hard time removing the left over pieces that are left on the head and block. i've tried spraying paint removal and etc...but i'm still having a hard time removing all of the left over. if anyone has remove a head gasket from a stock crx motor, help me asap!!!!!!!!!! also, is it necessary to remove all of the left over pieces on the head and block????

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Acutally its crucial that you remove everything so you could have proper sealing or else its going to leak. Use a blade, also check for warpage on the block. Take the head to a machine shop for resurfacing. Hope this helps

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Yes, make sure it is COMPLETELY clean. Don't be lazy about this part. A razor works good. A plastic razor might be better for you.
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they have some gasket removel thing at autozone for like 3 bucks i belive.

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use a razor and TAKE YOUR TIME! if u get impatient you wont clean is right and it WIll leak! i speak from gay ass experience.... :'(

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go get a gaskter scraper at ne parts store. it is a lil eaiser thatn a razor blade. even tho almost the same thing. make sure u get everything off or u will have to do it all over again!!

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Napa gasket remover!! or any gasket remover will work wonders. I learned the hard way.
gasket remover and a putty knife is what i use, just keep repeating the spray,wait,scrape process till its all gone.

good luck

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If its being a bastard like mine was i have a angleside grinder w/a gasketremoval tool attached to it . The only downside is that you need air , the tool to do it with . Make friends w/a mechanic and talkem into lending it to you. If not now i wonder if you could sand it down with a heavy grit sandpaper. Hope i helped.

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are you crazy?..the reason you use a razor blade is so it doesnt get messed up

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Well, i just rebuilt my mini-me swap, and i used an angle grinder with a wizz wheel atachment. It took the damn thing right off, and left a nice clean polsihed deck. Watch out with the razor blades that you don't gouge the deck though, if you do, you may need to get it decked a hair. Hope this helps u out...

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I'm hoping a "wizz wheel" is a very non-abrasive attachment? :-\ That sounds crazy. :o
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Re:HELP!!!!! head gasket removal...
 

thanks for all the responses.....
It's comming off, but slowly.
I'm using a combination of gasket removal and paint thinner while scraping the gasket off with a metal pudding knife.

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im an experiened mechanic and i dont want to see you mess up your engine so

1 get a disc for your wizz wheel from 3M its a yellow plastic disc and it wont dig into the metal just keep it moving

2.then use shop air to clean surfaces then spray brake cleaner into a rag & clean

3.then get a straight edge & feeler guage and check the head & block for warpage then install use new bolts if you can afford it

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i used a wire wheel, it was a softer wire for less abrasion, it was a copper color but i dont remember the material. ----....mabey it was copper. :-\

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when you put the gasket back on, do your self a favor and buy the 92+ gasket. cost a lil more @ honda, but well worth it. ::)

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3m makes a gasket remover for the pnumatic angle grinder. looks like a green round comb. about 2" wide. Save your time, and get one. They last 10x longer then the flat angle grinder pads. You are going to remove gaskets for as long as you work on cars.. it's a very good investment. You can clean the headgasket off of the block, and the head, even if it was completly baked on both sides, in under a minute. Turns the most pain in the ass thing to do on a car, into fun.

The pad is about $4, the angle grinder about $20, and you should already have the air compressor. (if you don't, bigger is better)

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I agree. I have this head gasket and they say you can't blow it. I can't remember if it has like 3 or 4 layers but it is strong. Nothing like factory.