Coscast xe head - skim or not to skim?

[paul080803]

Getting to the point of rebuilding my XE. It is just going to be a standard engine as I will be fitting a LET in the future so just cleaning it all up and refreshing the engine.

So I have a coscast head and when I removed it there was a slight leak on the headgasket between the middle 2 cylinders. I have always been of the view that if you take a head off you get a light skim to be sure. However looking on the internet there seems to be conflicting opinion that on a XE it can do more harm than good.

So what is the view on here, skim or not? Plus can I be lazy and leave the valve in as they are not flush with the face of the head lol

[Andy]

Get it checked for true at a reconditioners,check for any pitting,if alls good then re use it as it is.

[paul080803]

Thanks, condition is spot on so will just get it checked if true.

[C612DNM]

Only every get it skimmed if it needs it. It is also possible that your problem could be the block, especially if it's been cooked at some stage.

[paul080803]

I dont have a problem as such, I only stripped it as I had loads of time and wanted to check it all out. I will prob get the block face checked too though to be sure

[Jon_nova1]

BTW you can get the head skimmed with valves in place as they are not flush with the head, some places may get funny though

[mowgli]

Get it checked with the bloke in front of you... Or they will always skim as it is a lovely cash cow.

[mowgli]

However looking on the internet there seems to be conflicting opinion

so you found the old mowgli vs. migweb thread then lol lol lol lol lol

[Iain]

Surprised if he found it wading through the sea of other 'Mowgli Vs' threads scattered across the Internet? lol

[paul080803]

Now you come to say it mowgli it was on migweb!! And Iain lollol

[mowgli]

the thread i was on about was on here... i don't use migweb.... i don't get on with them....

regurgitating bad information is not my thing.......