thanks for that. Diesel P said it the best so far. If your willing to accept the risk.
I guess my thought is that a gasket of that age , no matter if the head is tourgued to spec ,that is leaking , most likely will continue to leak, perhaps even worse (with new pressures??) .
I also have some not so good expereince with helicoils, but that is another discussion
But
Nothing ventured --- nothing gained
Good luck , let us know how you make out
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