SasaniFab
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I already have my answer , just wanted some reinforcement for a customer. The area is several thousands deep. Imo this isn’t usable without welding. What yah think
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There is no way this head would seal..... even with a composite , that is on and near the sealing ring .That’s def a no go without welding/resurfacing IMO. If it was solely in the combustion chamber I wouldn’t worry to much about it, but that’s never going to seal correctly as is.
If you are talking about that big dent, the point is that big dent is on the squish area. It "can" run like that but welding/resurfacing would be a must if you care about the engine performance. It's not only about sealing. If speaking strictly, that cylinder would probably have a different flame speed/combustion efficiency from the other 3 cylinders and would possibly get higher EGT, if not repairing. To me, that's more important.
I am not so sure what exactly you meant. Would you care to elaborate this please? Basically I was agreeing with the original post that it should be repaired. I understood that you uploaded the pics of the head and asked people's opinion. Did I misunderstand your original post?I don’t take shortcuts when I’m building an engine. I haven’t had one engine failure for any of my customers. My rule has always been ... my way or the highway , go find someone else if u don’t like it . I couldn’t sleep knowing this Head was being bolted down to a block. I don’t like composite gaskets , an mls would never seal on this head
I was just implying that I agree that I could get it to work with a composite style gasket but I still wouldn’t use it as is. The reason I posted was because a customer brought me the head to use on a motor and I recommend he not . I wanted others to chime in to help get some of his money back.I am not so sure what exactly you meant. Would you care to elaborate this please? Basically I was agreeing with the original post that it should be repaired. I understood that you uploaded the pics of the head and asked people's opinion. Did I misunderstand your original post?
Understand. I was focusing more to the dent on the squish area.I was just implying that I agree that I could get it to work with a composite style gasket but I still wouldn’t use it as is. The reason I posted was because a customer brought me the head to use on a motor and I recommend he not . I wanted others to chime in to help get some of his money back.