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**pjmoreland** · 09-07-2021, 10:14 AM

Do you know if the head mounting surfaces (both on the heads and the engine block) were machined down when your engine was rebuilt?

Rich72C10 · 09-07-2021, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by pjmoreland

If your block was decked and your heads resurfaced, then maybe the use of "builder" head gaskets just made up for the removed material without reducing the compression or increasing quench.

I'll have to ask my brother. Sadly the main engine guy that would have done any machine work passed away just this last Friday from COVID

**pjmoreland** · 09-07-2021, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich72C10

I'll have to ask my brother. Sadly the main engine guy that would have done any machine work passed away just this last Friday from COVID

I'm really sorry to hear that, Rich.

09-07-2021, 10:14 AM	#226
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,236	Re: Hard Starting Hot Do you know if the head mounting surfaces (both on the heads and the engine block) were machined down when your engine was rebuilt?



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