copper gasket questions

[Würstchens-Turbo 810]

Hi, I have questions about the Coppergasket.

1.
before a few years When I got the Coppergasket, the material seemed too hard to me, so I had it annealed softly in an electroplating company.
(Info :I ringed my liners)
and when installing I also used copper gasket spray

Was this necessary??


2. Since I have ringed, can I use this gasket again after dismantling the cylinder head?

[Würstchens-Turbo 810]

26 views and no ideas ?

[youngblood]

You can re use a copper gasket but it must be annealed in an oven or with a blow torch in the 70's we used a blow torch I did my apprenticeship on MK1 lotus and Mk2 twin cams they all had copper then.

[Lorcan]

Copper gasket + annealing + wire is what I used in my 200mph bike and also what we use in Storm (at 65psi boost). I have also used Gasgacinch, but I'm not convinced it was necessary if everything else is correct.

[Würstchens-Turbo 810]

I'm worried about whether I'll hit the grooves that the rings have pressed in when I reuse them.
Or should I turn the seal over?

[Würstchens-Turbo 810]

You can re use a copper gasket but it must be annealed in an oven or with a blow torch in the 70's we used a blow torch I did my apprenticeship on MK1 lotus and Mk2 twin cams they all had copper then.

how many degrees ?

[youngblood]

When it starts to change colour stop it only takes a few minutes to anneal