Resurfacing head... Tips and more info please.
07-06-2006 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Däs Schmoo
As long as the head was unbolted correctly, there should be no reason to resurface it. I had the head off numerous times before it had to be resurfaced (I had a small oil leak right by the engine code), so if it is your first time, it should be fine.
Agreed. As long as the car hasn't overheated and the head was properly removed, there's no reason for the head to be warped or out of spec.
07-07-2006 | 09:01 AM
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well I forgot to mention that it did overheat. My wife drove the car up a mountain, I was sleeping and woke up to smoke comming under the hood. She been driving half way up the mountain with the engine overheated.