hi, i recently bought an alloy header tank for my car, it has some corrosion to the top so i thought i would take off the top and give it a good clean up and repaint it, its easir to do with the item separated but my question is can you buy the gaskets to reseal it (assuming its knackered when i split it) and anyone know how much it'll be?

 

good question im doing the same job on mine

 

lets hope someone has a good answer then

 

i think the answer maybe no ive just replaced my header tank took me half an hour but i was trying my best not to leak coolant everywhere plus it would be easier to replace the whole thing anyway imo if you want to just rub some of the rust off and then paint then thats simple, remove the pipes keeping them pointing up the way so as not to leak and then paint be a lot easier and save you having to buy another.

 

it can be cleaned up, masked off and painted in one piece but it would be easier to dismantle, i assumed as it has bolts you must be able to get a gasket or seal it back up in some way, maybe high temp silicon