[Healeys] Athena head gaskets

[Bob Spidell]

" Can anybody explain to me why we need Athena Ultra head gaskets at $ 430 to $550 a piece ?????? " 

We don't. The garden variety gaskets from Payen--alone or in a conversion set--do just fine in a stock 6-cyl car. A $500 head gasket sounds like a 'vanity piece' to me; spend (less) money on machining to get the surfaces flat. With 4-cyl cars it's a different story, as coolant leaks between #2&3 cyls is common and an 'exotic' head gasket MAY help with that. 

As for the other bits, I haven't heard of any problems with 'stock' stuff from the usual suspects. Buy from Moss on sale, or you might be able to get a break from a Moss distributor--like BCS or LBCCarCo.--or buy from VB or any other supplier (AHSpares or A4H in the UK, Holden in Europe, etc.). I've put 100K miles on my BJ8 with these parts--got them from Sports & Classics many years ago--and I wouldn't be surprised if you'd get the exact same parts and brands from any AH parts seller. 

Bob 

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I would like to know as well…just looked at these on the MOSS website, almost fell over when I seen the price …..thinking about rebuilding the head on my 66 BJ8…..maybe not ☹ 

Anybody know where to buy Quality valves,guides,gasket,etc. to rebuild my BJ8 head………….at a reasonable price? 



Mitch 



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Can anybody explain to me why we need Athena Ultra head gaskets at $ 430 to $550 a piece ?????? 


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