Cylinder head skim
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Cylinder head skim
Hi, i am stripping my engine on my turbo 2000 due to a head gasket failure, i was planning on sending both heads away for a pressure test and skim, can anyone tell me will i need to increase the head gasket thickness to compensate for the heads being skimmed or will the OEM ones do ?
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Jim
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Jim
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Yes you can but 0.012" is the max you can skim and a lot of warp to remove off a head - have the piston to valve clearance checked to be safe.
It's also worth bearing in mind that if the engine has had serious over-heating issues,it can weaken the tension of the piston rings resulting in poor compression and oil burning problems.
It's also worth bearing in mind that if the engine has had serious over-heating issues,it can weaken the tension of the piston rings resulting in poor compression and oil burning problems.
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