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Head gasket didn't seal.. aww man. 900 1995

posted by  spook on  Sat Nov 2 02:56 CST 2013
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Dear repairmanjack,

Hope you're well. An automotive machine shop can ensure that the head's underside is perfectly flat and smooth. If the head is within specification, they'll tell you. If not, an automotive machine shop has the tools to true the head, presuming that doing so will leave it within specification. They can also tell you what is the correct thickness of the headgasket, required to keep the compression ratio within specification.

The cost is high - in time, energy, and wasted parts - of trusting a straight-edge. Paying an automotive machine shop to ensure the head is in specification - and that there are no internal problems (e.g., cracks, etc.), seems to me to be money well spent.

Hope this helps.

Yours faithfully,

Spook






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