5150 will Posted October 7, 2011 Share #1 Posted October 7, 2011 Well, it looks like my headgasket is about toast and getting worse. I still have some diagnostics to do before pulling the head, but I'm wondering what brand gasket people here have had good luck or bad luck with? I've seen them @ MSA for $22.50 and at Courtesy Nissan for $150......any suggestions? My motor is a stock original L24 with 81k miles if it matters. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/41005-which-headgasket-to-buy/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkaw Posted October 7, 2011 Share #2 Posted October 7, 2011 Good question! I have been o such quest recently. I know that you don't want a Victor reinz gasket-fiber board junk. The one MSA sells could be a Fel-Pro, which folks have had good luck with and you can order at your local Autozone and save shipping. I doubt the one MSA sells is a Nissan gasket, because obviously you have searched that and found out it is 150$. I guess it's one of those deals that you might be getting what you paid for. I blew my gasket for no obvious reason and it looked to be a decent graphite impregnated gasket-but from where I don't know-but I do know it wasn't a 150$ nissan gasket. I went the expensive route, but then again I have probably 3500$ ++ in my head and motor. There has been talk of this on Hybridz also lately. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/41005-which-headgasket-to-buy/#findComment-368543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
5150 will Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted October 7, 2011 Thanks Steve. I'm not looking for the "cheap" way out, but wondering if people that have done this job have had issues with other than the Nissan gasket(Fel Pro, etc). I just want to do it right the first time. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/41005-which-headgasket-to-buy/#findComment-368547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkaw Posted October 7, 2011 Share #4 Posted October 7, 2011 I would say that you can not go wrong with the Nissan gasket. Everything else is a ?A 71 will have pretty good compression, which the Nissan gasket might lower a tad, but you probably won't notice it. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/41005-which-headgasket-to-buy/#findComment-368559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Posted October 10, 2011 Share #5 Posted October 10, 2011 I have the MSA gasket. Been driving over 1000 miles with it and no problems. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/41005-which-headgasket-to-buy/#findComment-368776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
5150 will Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted October 13, 2011 SCORE>>>> I found the Nissan H.G. from a reliable vendor on ebay for $50!!! I'm happy. Time to tear it down... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/41005-which-headgasket-to-buy/#findComment-369067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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