Man it would take a nuclear meltdown to warp the block due to the thickness. I'm almost 100% sure you cant warp the block. Just have the machine shop machine and pressure check it and all should be well.
Man it would take a nuclear meltdown to warp the block due to the thickness. I'm almost 100% sure you cant warp the block. Just have the machine shop machine and pressure check it and all should be well.
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Originally Posted by chouston86
Thanx. I figured it would be a longshot but I just wanted to make sure before I spent the time fixing the car.
it's hard to warp a head. Take it off, take it to a head shop to make sure it's still good. I prefer Dover. They are the bomb!
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I see a LOT of warped heads, but I'd definatly get it checked.
Man i know NOTHING of machine shops in atlanta. What are some other good ones up there?
And as for helicoils, theyre not like a spring.. from what ive seen of them, you use an oversized tap and tap said hole to a larger size, and then you drive the helicoil in, and what it is.. is kinda hard to explain.. its an insert basically.. it has your original size/ thread pitch on the inside, and the outside drives down into the newly tapped hole size..
I could be wrong in theory but ive used them a couple times..
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^ kinda like those but the ones that i used are solid
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yeah im talking about those^ kinda like those but the ones that i used are solid
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Its always better to have it checked and re-surfaced. Unless its already been done a few times before.lol.. then you'll just need to pick up a new head. which aren't really that expensive on here. I've found a few for around 50 bucks before..
Depending on the mileage I would go ahead and do the timing belt, tensioner and water pump.
And like someone else said. Address the overheating issue, because it would suck to replace the head gasket and resurface the head just to have it all happen again once it re-overheats.
if your in Gwinnett PM me and I can give you the number of the machine shop I've used in the past...
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