little chip in block beside cylinder liner - ok or not??
04-20-2006, 06:53 PM
#1
little chip in block beside cylinder liner - ok or not?? This is my new forged shortblock. I just finished putting the head studs in, and was ready to put the heads on when I noticed this.
At first I thought it was a crack, then realized it was a little chip, with a crack coming off the corner of the chip.
I'll be running a turbo. Will be using graphite gaskets.
Is it normal? Or is it something to worry about/get fixed?
(as far as the head gasket sealing properly too...)
At first I thought it was a crack, then realized it was a little chip, with a crack coming off the corner of the chip.
I'll be running a turbo. Will be using graphite gaskets.
Is it normal? Or is it something to worry about/get fixed?
(as far as the head gasket sealing properly too...)
Last edited by John_D.; 04-20-2006 at 07:30 PM.
04-22-2006, 11:54 AM
#6
Stock block and sleeve. Not honed. I'm thinking it's a void in the block that was uncovered when the deck was initially cut.
It's a lot smaller than the pictures make it look. About the size of the lead in a mechanical pencil. 0.5mm
Looks like the sealing ring in the head gasket rides on the cylinder liner and not on the block, so I'm thinking I may be ok.
It's a lot smaller than the pictures make it look. About the size of the lead in a mechanical pencil. 0.5mm
Looks like the sealing ring in the head gasket rides on the cylinder liner and not on the block, so I'm thinking I may be ok.
