I want to make a survey only of those who have actually reused mls ej series head gaskets that have not been heat cycled.  This thread is intended only as a survey of those who have done this.  I did a dumb mistake the other day and needed to remove a head that I just had milled.  I had torqued the head bolts before I noticed my mistake but hadn't assembled the engine any further.  I pulled off the head and looked at the head gasket closely.  I didn't notice any damage to the gasket and the gask