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corsab-andy
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17th Jun 11 at 22:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can anybody tell me how much it is roughly to get an engine skimmed and cleaned up abit?
Twiggy
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17th Jun 11 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you mean the head? I think i paid £20 for a skim?
corsab-andy
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17th Jun 11 at 22:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah mate cylander head needs done badly, picked a redtop up cheap and was wondering why it was so cheap so stripped it down and found out why
Bobber123
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17th Jun 11 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats the problem? is it warped?
corsab-andy
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17th Jun 11 at 22:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not warped as far as i can see mate, ill get pics tomoz and post them up on here and see what folk say wheather its worth gettin it skimmed or not
Gary
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18th Jun 11 at 08:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If the head gasket has gone I'd get the head skimmed whether it looks damaged or not
LeeM
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18th Jun 11 at 08:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by corsab-andy
not warped as far as i can see mate, ill get pics tomoz and post them up on here and see what folk say wheather its worth gettin it skimmed or not


cylinder head needs skimming badly but its not warped? unless its warped what other reason is there to skim it?
Gary
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18th Jun 11 at 09:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You cant see all warping.

Could be warped 0.1mm which may not sound a lot but thats where it'll fail next time.
corsab-andy
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18th Jun 11 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
when i stripped the engine down there was noi head gasket there:O:O, eve if its not bad ad rather get it done and that way its nice and freshly done for puttin it all back together
AlexW
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18th Jun 11 at 15:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ups the compression which is fine for most standard engines, and gives a nice new sealing face for the gasket.

Talking £30/40 around here.
sand-eel
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18th Jun 11 at 16:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£25 for me.
sand-eel
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18th Jun 11 at 16:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^^ But they tipped out all the solid lifters which are all different, so spent hours and hours measuring cam-lifter gap to normal again
AlexW
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18th Jun 11 at 18:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats because you have to turn the head over to skim it
barnsey boy
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19th Jun 11 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got my redtop head skimmed and hydrolic lifters cleaned and reset the other day for £45


[Edited on 19-06-2011 by barnsey boy]

 
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