Cleaning up Head Gasket Surfaces
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Quick one guys,

Is it ok to give the head gasket surface on the head and block a light sand using a block and some emery, just to take of the tarnish etc?

If so what grade 800 ??

Thanks

Brocky

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If the engine is apart them yes but clean thoroughly afterwards, otherwise I wouldn't be doing so on a built up engine.

Last thing you want is bits of aluminium oxide abrasive within the engine assembly

Use a gasket scraper and clean the surfaces with solvent afterwards

Edited by adcyork on 5th Nov, 2012.

Yeh, engine is fully stripped down and block is going in to the shop for some work,

Just wonder what is the recommended roughness of the head surface for sealing, i.e. what grade of wet and dry I should be using ??

Thanks

Brocky

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

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