Head damage-Can it be repaired
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Le Mans Master
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From: Winter Park FL
Head damage-Can it be repaired
I got these off the forum a year ago with the intentions of porting them. Plans changed and I now decided I would sell them. When I got them I pulled them out of the box one time to verify they were 243s and didn't really give them much more attention. Well I unpacked them today to clean them up and get some pics to sell and noticed a dent in the corner of one head. Not sure if it happened during shipping(box wasn't damaged) or if they were sold that way. I got them from a member that posts regularly so if they did ship that way I am sure he was not aware of it. Either way it's been a year and my fault I did not check them when I got them so I am not going to bother him about it. I'll just sell them dirt cheap or scrap them.
This is the damage............
My questions is....can this be repaired? Can the deck be shaved? If the heads are going to be milled anyways will that take care of it?
This is the damage............
My questions is....can this be repaired? Can the deck be shaved? If the heads are going to be milled anyways will that take care of it?
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Nick, They're junk...
I'll give you $20 for them...
Maybe I'll make a coffee table out of them.
I'll give you $20 for them...
Maybe I'll make a coffee table out of them.
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From: Anthony TX
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Counter offer
I'll give you more money This is the best deal that your going to get. I'LL GIVE YOU $59.99 for then and I will pay half of the shipping ! Thats the best I can do.
BC
BC
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I agree with the other posts above - use a flat file to knock down the high point on the sealing surfaces, and then put those heads to work. As long as the water jacket isn't leaking, you will be good to go. The critical areas are the combustion chambers and the ring around to bore diameter.
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From: Anthony TX
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Just use a fine single cut flat file. Hold the file FLAT against the head and run the file LIGHTLY across the the area in a DIAGONAL direction. If there are any high spots,,,you will see the file take metal off that spot. Once that spot is flush, the file will start taking metal off the rest of the head. Thats when it's time to stop.. Then wrap some 600 grit wet & dry paper once around the file and lightly go over the area.
Thats all there is to it. The entire process should take 5-10 minutes max on one head.
While you have the head off, get a 24" machinest rule and lay it on EDGE across the head. Use a 0.002" - 0.003" feeler gage and attempt to run it under the rule. If the head is flat, it shouldnt slide under. Check it in an X pattern and straight across.
If it does, you may want to have the head surface lightly milled
BC
Thats all there is to it. The entire process should take 5-10 minutes max on one head.
While you have the head off, get a 24" machinest rule and lay it on EDGE across the head. Use a 0.002" - 0.003" feeler gage and attempt to run it under the rule. If the head is flat, it shouldnt slide under.
Check it in an X pattern and straight across.If it does, you may want to have the head surface lightly milled
BC
