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Opinions please on head gasket purchase

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Bought an OE GS1150 head gasket on ebay for a good price. It's MLS, obviously, and the top layer on one side has a few deformities, the worst of which is shown in the photos below. I wouldn't worry at all but the bend is right though one of the oil passage seals. Only the top layer seems affected. What do you guys think?

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I think someday in the very near future I am going to see a post with pictures of a spectacularly immaculate 1150 with your name in the top left corner.;)

On the corner stud, has the metal delaminated from the seal? If it isn't and corner just got buggered, I would be tempted to try it and see. I would think the clamping forces would prevent any leaking. Worst case is you are out some time and will need to replace anyway.
 
I think it'll be fine.

Look at it this way: in that area of the gasket, the metal's only job is to stay out of the way of the rubber-ish oil seal and maintain a bit of spacing for that o-ring-ish oil seal between the head and block after you torque down the head nuts.
 
Okay then. Thanks to all that responded.:)

Wasn't too happy to see the damage when the gasket arrived from the ebay seller, but guess I'll keep it and give the sell a positive review (or should I go neutral?).
 
I'd give the seller a positive, but mention that the item was slightly damaged in shipping. I reserve neutrals and negatives for far worse situations than this, and always give the seller a chance to make it right.

You might email the seller to let him know he needs to pack a lot more carefully (if it's a seller that handles a lot of parts, anyway). He might even do something to make it right.
 
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