what do people think to state if this head

[gte-87]

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc68/GTE-BABE_2007/20130808_202821.jpgi I have just taken then head of my gte to do head gasket and the head doesnt like right would any one know if any problems from picture below thanks dan

[mowgli]

there doesn't look to be anything up with it, just clean it up

use a decent scraper to get the worst off, then use wire wool & some sort of spirit to get the rest off..

or you could waste money on a skim

[Stuart]

Skim it to irritate Mowgli and do the job right :)

[mowgli]

it won't irritate me, its not my money being spent...

[faker]

If the car was not overheating, and the gasket failure was either off a cylinder, or pressurising the cooling system, then check its true with a steel rule. If its all good then give it a good scrub and fire it back on. Jobs a goodun. On the other hand you could pull the valves out and re-grind them into the seats, fit new stem seals, and get it skimmed. Your call. All depends on how the car was behaving prior to failure really.

[meritlover]

It doesn't have enough valves and two studs look sheared.

[therealnovaboy]

It doesn't have enough valves.

it has more than enough valves.

[meritlover]

it has more than enough valves.

"minimum requirement"

[Andy]

Skim it to irritate Mowgli and do the job right :)
like this??

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll211/andyspics_album/andynewphone414_zpsc14f9886.jpg (http://s289.photobucket.com/user/andyspics_album/media/andynewphone414_zpsc14f9886.jpg.html)

[meritlover]

bloody hell! O_o

[jimbob-mcgrew]

tarmac valve

[meritlover]

tarmac valve

lol

[gte-87]

Thanks got it skimmed and put all back together today runs sweet as now

[meritlover]

How bad was the deflection?

[mowgli]

was it pitted or bent??

[Johnny A]

I would skim as a matter of course. As a prime example I have just changed the cylinder head on my Z20LET (due to stem seal failure), prior to me rebuilding the replacement head I had my machinist go over it with a clock to see if it needed skimming (it was removed from a working Z20LET engine with no issues). It turned out a light skim was required even though nothing was wrong when it was removed - so no one can tell me 'its a waste of money'

[mowgli]

I would skim as a matter of course. As a prime example I have just changed the cylinder head on my Z20LET (due to stem seal failure), prior to me rebuilding the replacement head I had my machinist go over it with a clock to see if it needed skimming (it was removed from a working Z20LET engine with no issues). It turned out a light skim was required even though nothing was wrong when it was removed - so no one can tell me 'its a waste of money'



so a skim wasn't required at all, just a clean up, as usual..

its funny that people send a head to a man with a head skimming facility to see if it needs skimming.... which is pretty much the same concept as asking a barman if he thinks you need a drink.

it also happens that garages love to charge for skims & the people have bought into it.

we wouldn't dream of skimming a large diesel head, unless it has had damage caused, and yes, they are alloy 4 valve jobs, and then we have to check what size gaskets are available to ensure the compression is kept correct.

i'll now sit back & wait for people to abuse me yet again....

[meritlover]

..... so no one can tell me 'its a waste of money'

they can, will and with good reason to.

[Johnny A]

yes yes yes I am wrong and you are correct, carry on

[meritlover]

yes yes yes I am wrong and you are correct, carry on

pardon? i didnt say you were wrong. im simply saying it would be a fair challenge. Your statement was flawed:


i would skim as a matter of course

which is foolish and completely different to skimming if it genuinely needs it.

[Johnny A]

Carry on then

[meritlover]

Carry on then

O_o