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walker · 11-22-2003, 05:47 PM

I got a new head for my scout and bolted it on and low and behold the pistons hit the head. There is about an 1/8" difference in the circumference in the combustion chambers between the old head and the new one. Can I just carve this out with a die grinder or should I look for another head?
Keep in mind it took a lot of work to even get this head, and there are about a thousand slightly different castings. Some castings have smaller runners, smaller valves, smaller combustion chamers, or any combination of those.
BTW this is a slant four 196ci on my '67 scout 800.
Thanks for the help.

11-22-2003, 05:47 PM	#1
walker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles Posts: 698	OT Need help on my scout head I got a new head for my scout and bolted it on and low and behold the pistons hit the head. There is about an 1/8" difference in the circumference in the combustion chambers between the old head and the new one. Can I just carve this out with a die grinder or should I look for another head? Keep in mind it took a lot of work to even get this head, and there are about a thousand slightly different castings. Some castings have smaller runners, smaller valves, smaller combustion chamers, or any combination of those. BTW this is a slant four 196ci on my '67 scout 800. Thanks for the help. __________________ Andy,Phx AZ '67 C-10 (Ahhh, done at last. Well there is that disk front end I want to put in and...) "23 C-Cab-sold '48 Ford 8N tractor(still working) '67 Scout(Now on the road) '70 MG B.-sold



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