[Vwdiesel] Manifold cleaning question

[Dave Cook]

I think I may need a project tomorrow...  

I was just wondering if it is OK to reuse the gaskets for the intake manifold?  Off the top of my head, it is just the metal manifold gasket, the o-ring for the EGR valve, and the metal gaskets for the pipe to the EGR, right?  

I'm pretty sure I've read they can be reused.  If so, I may finally get that done tomorrow.  

Today I rebuilt the trailer hitch I built last year, which was bent up when I was rear ended in October.  I salvaged the 2x3 cross tube from the old one and welded it to new 1/4 2x2 angle iron which goes into the frame.  I decided that since the back of the car looks "not pretty" I could do it ghetto-fabulous and trimmed the wheel liners to get at the bolts and such.  Since the license plate is all bent up and just as ugly as the rest of the rear of the car, I just screwed its top holes to the lower holes on the bumper, lowering it below the hitch.  I doubt I'll bother buying another hinged license plate flippy-deal to make it hidden again.
 
Dave Cook