PeterK
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It got me thinking when someone had a water leak problem on their 4A a couple of days ago.
I had my block decked flat and my cylinder head shaved .033". When I measure the cylinders to check that they "stand proud" .003-.005", how would I correct them if the'ye now too tall? Are different thickness figure of 8 gaskets available in varied thicknesses? Also since the FO8 gaskets are fragile, I really don't want to take them on and of and on, so would I need to measure every cylinder or just one? Then what about the thickness of the forma-a-gasket that I apply to the gasket to seal to the block? I'm afaid I'm losing sleep on this one.
I am using a .030 solid copper gasket that I modified to match my ported headwith the special copper sealer spray.
btw, I am ordering ARP rod blts in the a.m.
I had my block decked flat and my cylinder head shaved .033". When I measure the cylinders to check that they "stand proud" .003-.005", how would I correct them if the'ye now too tall? Are different thickness figure of 8 gaskets available in varied thicknesses? Also since the FO8 gaskets are fragile, I really don't want to take them on and of and on, so would I need to measure every cylinder or just one? Then what about the thickness of the forma-a-gasket that I apply to the gasket to seal to the block? I'm afaid I'm losing sleep on this one.
I am using a .030 solid copper gasket that I modified to match my ported headwith the special copper sealer spray.
btw, I am ordering ARP rod blts in the a.m.