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My head ('88 8v) had a bit of corrosion at the gasket sealing surface, so a resurfacing was in order. The shop uses a sanding belt type resurfacer on aluminum heads. I couldn't measure the before/after difference in thickness with a .001" dial caliper, so it didn't take much to clean it up.
Walt
'88 SPG (Jim's old car!)
'88 base
posted by 209.92.101...
Posts in this Thread:
- Survey on HG replacement: too machine or not...., Mike Powers, Wed, 6 Nov 2002 13:45:18
- 2 for 2 on skimming the head. Cheap insurance. (nm), burlyb, Thu, 7 Nov 2002 13:45:40
- non-Saab, but I didn't machine the head, JimBlake , Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:48:58
- Re: Survey on HG replacement: to machine > No >, ttcinpc , Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:51:01
- Didn't, but..., jcb, Wed, 6 Nov 2002 17:12:52
- $30 bucks....might as well..., Walt , Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:48:53 <-- Viewing This Message
- At our shop every cylinder head gets a fresh surface., Jim Moncrief, Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:40:52
- not machined, compaqted, Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:35:21
- Re: Survey on HG replacement: machined 2 for 2 n/m, JohnK, Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:04:51
- Re: Survey on HG replacement: too machine or not...., jamesk, Wed, 6 Nov 2002 13:52:00
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