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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reivaxtorres" data-source="post: 382065" data-attributes="member: 8890">ooooo, that changes things. but first, the timing cover gaskets, you dont need to get new ones if yours arent leaking or anything, but i would recomend you get new ones. re-using gaskets hasnt always been a good idea, and its a lot cheaper to replace them now since everything is torn apart than reuse the old ones, having them leak, and then re-doing everything. as for the o-ring i was talking about, its also a gasket that goes on the timing cover, its right behind the crank pulley. likewise, you dont have to replace it, but like i said earlier, better safe than sorry. as for the heads, yeah, take them to a machine shop and have them take a look at them. if the pistons were damaged from the valves hitting them, im guessing you might have to replace a valve or two, which the shop should be able to figure that out.</blockquote>