Is this cleaned up good enough in the exhaust manifold mating area?
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What is a good way to clean this cylinder head?
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Thing is , I , personally have no experience with doing aluminum heads I would be very nervous about damaging it . If it was a cast iron head , I would use a rotary wire brush on an electric drill motor . Or , if I had it , a pneumatic drill .
Make sure the head is FLAT , with in specs . Then get the head CLEAN .
Search youtube for videos on this subject , even if you send it to a machine shop ( which I recommend ) . So you will better know what people are talking about .
So , blown head gasket ? Due to over heating ? If so , what caused the over heating ? Make sure you solve that problem or you will be doing this project all over again .
Best of luck to you ,
Wyr
God bless
Make sure the head is FLAT , with in specs . Then get the head CLEAN .
Search youtube for videos on this subject , even if you send it to a machine shop ( which I recommend ) . So you will better know what people are talking about .
So , blown head gasket ? Due to over heating ? If so , what caused the over heating ? Make sure you solve that problem or you will be doing this project all over again .
Best of luck to you ,
Wyr
God bless
If the head gasket went, good chance the head needs to be machined flat. Bring it to a machine and save yourself trouble down the road.
Originally Posted by Roadkingnc
I would have the valves and seats checked, those were known to drop valve seats which males for a bad day
We had a customer's escort do that on the technicians road test after the lady spent $800 doing brakes and tires etc.
It made a bad noise and engine was gone. It ended up getting scrapped.
I would have the valves and seats checked, those were known to drop valve seats which males for a bad day
We had a customer's escort do that on the technicians road test after the lady spent $800 doing brakes and tires etc.
It made a bad noise and engine was gone. It ended up getting scrapped.
Originally Posted by Donald
If the head gasket went, good chance the head needs to be machined flat. Bring it to a machine and save yourself trouble down the road.
Actually everything looks pretty good and flat.
If I had to blame something, I'd say that the head bolt torque needs to be checked periodically, or at least once after installation on these cars. No it's not been overheated.
If the head gasket went, good chance the head needs to be machined flat. Bring it to a machine and save yourself trouble down the road.
Actually everything looks pretty good and flat.
If I had to blame something, I'd say that the head bolt torque needs to be checked periodically, or at least once after installation on these cars. No it's not been overheated.
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