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From: Al Phalpha on 23 May 2007 16:07
I just typed "22RE head gasket kit" into the ebay search query and I see
several types of headgaskets available.
The first hit I got was for a seller named eristicgaskets. Has anybody
ever heard of or used Eristic gaskets? The ad says that their head gasket
is "graphite." Are graphite headgaskets any good?
The next hit was also from eristicgaskets but this ad is for a "steel
multi-layered" headgasket with the same brand (Eristic). Can anybody
recommend either of these headgaskets? Or point me in the direction for a
better one?
The third hit is from a seller named engnbldr. His ad doesn't say what
kind of material his headgaskets are made of but claims that all his
products have a full factory guarantee and he does have a 100% feedback
rating with 10398 customers
Anybody had dealings with any of these people? Used any of their
headgaskets? Were you 100% satisfied?
Do you recommend headgaskets be made of steel, graphite or any other
material?
TIA
Jerry

From: jp2express on 23 May 2007 17:38
Hi Alphalfa,

Sounds like your neighbor has a good understanding of mechanics, so keep
listening to him.

The bars leak is a quick fix, but will deposit its junk on other parts of
your engine as well. You could clog a vital oil return passage.

If you are going to be replacing the crank seals and head bolts anyway, you
might as well put on a new head gasket!

My 2 cents.

"Al Phalpha" wrote:
>I just typed "22RE head gasket kit" into the ebay search query and I see
> several types of headgaskets available.
> The first hit I got was for a seller named eristicgaskets. Has anybody
> ever heard of or used Eristic gaskets? The ad says that their head gasket
> is "graphite." Are graphite headgaskets any good?
> The next hit was also from eristicgaskets but this ad is for a "steel
> multi-layered" headgasket with the same brand (Eristic). Can anybody
> recommend either of these headgaskets? Or point me in the direction for a
> better one?
> The third hit is from a seller named engnbldr. His ad doesn't say what
> kind of material his headgaskets are made of but claims that all his
> products have a full factory guarantee and he does have a 100% feedback
> rating with 10398 customers
> Anybody had dealings with any of these people? Used any of their
> headgaskets? Were you 100% satisfied?
> Do you recommend headgaskets be made of steel, graphite or any other
> material?
> TIA
> Jerry
>


From: Bruce L. Bergman on 24 May 2007 01:58
On Wed, 23 May 2007 16:38:52 -0500, "jp2express"
<jp2mail-tempforum(a)noSpamyahoo.com> wrote:
>"Al Phalpha" wrote:

>>I just typed "22RE head gasket kit" into the ebay search query and I see
>> several types of headgaskets available.
>> The first hit I got was for a seller named eristicgaskets. Has anybody
>> ever heard of or used Eristic gaskets? The ad says that their head gasket
>> is "graphite." Are graphite headgaskets any good?
>> The next hit was also from eristicgaskets but this ad is for a "steel
>> multi-layered" headgasket with the same brand (Eristic). Can anybody
>> recommend either of these headgaskets? Or point me in the direction for a
>> better one?
>> The third hit is from a seller named engnbldr. His ad doesn't say what
>> kind of material his headgaskets are made of but claims that all his
>> products have a full factory guarantee and he does have a 100% feedback
>> rating with 10398 customers
>> Anybody had dealings with any of these people? Used any of their
>> headgaskets? Were you 100% satisfied?
>> Do you recommend headgaskets be made of steel, graphite or any other
>> material?
>
>Sounds like your neighbor has a good understanding of mechanics, so keep
>listening to him.
>
>The bars leak is a quick fix, but will deposit its junk on other parts of
>your engine as well. You could clog a vital oil return passage.

Bars Leaks in the radiator isn't going to help on a bad head gasket
- the leak is flowing both ways (water to cylinder and cylinder to
water) with considerable force, several hundred PSI, and combustion
pressures spike at a few thousand PSI for a few milliseconds. Bubble
Gum won't stick for long under that assault.

The stuff is good for other cooling system leaks like a radiator or
heater core, because it's only flowing one way at 15 PSI Max, and the
particles will do a nice "finger in the dike" from the pressure side
and plug the leak. But only as an emergency "get home" repair, then
you flush the system and replace the bad radiator, as JP says you can
easily develop other problems from using it.

And they don't make anything like that for use in the oil, which
would cause major damage anyway - there are small oil passages for
hydraulic purposes (like lifters) that are supposed to stay open.

>If you are going to be replacing the crank seals and head bolts anyway, you
>might as well put on a new head gasket!

Go to the Toyota Dealer parts counter or a Toyota Dealer with an
Online Parts presence and get OEM Factory Parts for this one. They've
done a few redesigns on the head gaskets over the years (some were
warranty campaigns) and you'll get the latest and most reliable that
way. So you pay 5% more, big deal compared to the cost of doing the
work over.

Many of the Toyota head bolts are 'Torque To Yield', they stretch
(on purpose) during installation and need to be replaced each time.
Ask the dealer what you have and what you need.

--<< Bruce >>--

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