What do you think happens when you install a head gasket with a light coat of oil? 🤔

@TSmith1867 🤪 My best guess? It’ll be a bit easier to pop the head off in the future And hopefully keep the gasket from searing to one side 🤔 Just tossing this out there too I’ve seen where they squish a thin wire between the parts to help seal it all better.

@ExplodingPossum Thats what im thinking. The diesel builders are familiar with a fire ring, but that nestles into a machined groove in the head only iirc