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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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I am putting in new head gaskets, switching to the metal ones. My car has never overheated or anything, but it does have 120k miles on it. Should I resurface the heads before putting them back on?
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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I vote yes. I'd do it no question if it was me.
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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if there is a lot of sealing ring-indention I would get them resurfaced. with that many miles I would guess they would need it. Also the cleaning process most machine shops use berfore and after resufacing, would get rid of some of the carbon build up in the runners and that will help the effiencey and performance of the heads.
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 04:13 AM
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id do it, a clean up mill of the heads shouldnt cost too much at the local machine shop
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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While your at it get about .018" off of em for a little bump in compression but not worry about pushrod length
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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umm so did you do this? lol
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