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pjmoreland 09-07-2021 10:14 AM

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?

Rich72C10 09-07-2021 10:29 AM

Re: Hard Starting Hot
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pjmoreland (Post 8967543)
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

Re: Hard Starting Hot
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich72C10 (Post 8967556)
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.


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