HELP ME!!!! head gasket
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HELP ME!!!! head gasket
i ordered my head gasket set and head bolt set from rovahfarm.com and they will be here friday. i picked my heads up from the machine shop today to find out they had to be cut more than what is recommended for use with OEM head gaskets.
one was cut .027" and the other was cut .030" so now i need a thicker head gasket. unless there are other options like shimming the rockers or something like that. buying or getting new thicker head gaskets made will be my best bet for sure. i just need to know the thickness of a stock gasket. does anyone know??? or should i just wait til mine arrive and measure them myself? also, are there any companies that make thicker head gaskets or should i just call cometic and get some made?
one was cut .027" and the other was cut .030" so now i need a thicker head gasket. unless there are other options like shimming the rockers or something like that. buying or getting new thicker head gaskets made will be my best bet for sure. i just need to know the thickness of a stock gasket. does anyone know??? or should i just wait til mine arrive and measure them myself? also, are there any companies that make thicker head gaskets or should i just call cometic and get some made?
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lipadj46, can you contact your machine shop and ask them how much they removed from the head?
yeah he said that was the least amount that could get the warp out of them completely. i've heard and witnessed first hand of thicker than oem head gaskets for this reason. just havent found them for my application. not that big of a deal because i could possibly make this work. if they wouldnt have done it then i would just be stuck with a set of warped heads. its not like im out of anything besides 50$. hell i just wont drink this weekend and there will be my 50$ haha
yeah he said that was the least amount that could get the warp out of them completely. i've heard and witnessed first hand of thicker than oem head gaskets for this reason. just havent found them for my application. not that big of a deal because i could possibly make this work. if they wouldnt have done it then i would just be stuck with a set of warped heads. its not like im out of anything besides 50$. hell i just wont drink this weekend and there will be my 50$ haha
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I doubt he would remember, he's pretty old school. I was worried he took off too much but he wasn't so I went with it and it turned out fine. I have not heard of thicker gaskets though, but call the parts department at your dealer they will sell you a set if they exist.