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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 09:45 PM
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I was cleaning up a set of 317s that I've had laying around forever, getting them ready for a TT 5.3 build for my WJ Grand Cherokee and I noticed some disturbing gouging/scoring on the passenger head. The heads were so dirty that I didn't even notice the scratches until I started cleaning...they're not terrible, but a couple are deep enough to catch a fingernail and pass through the area where the chamber seals. Thoughts?? Should I just run with the 862s that were on the engine already? Thanks much.





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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 10:36 PM
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You could take them to a machine shop and have them try to clean them up, At least you would know they were flat when you get them back.
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They don't look that bad. Drop them of at your favorite machine shop and let them put a new surface on them.
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Ditto get a surface that will take care of it
Maybe someone raced the heads downa rough asphalt driveway ugh.
They will be fine.
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