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Old 01-21-2013, 07:26 PM
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Sorry, that did sound a little stupid after reading it. I'm just trying to say that once the head is torqued with a good gasket and flat surfaces how is the combustion gases or coolant going to make their way to the nick unless the gasket didn't seal in the first place. You have good surface area on both sides of the nick.
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Sorry, that did sound a little stupid after reading it. I'm just trying to say that once the head is torqued with a good gasket and flat surfaces how is the combustion gases or coolant going to make their way to the nick unless the gasket didn't seal in the first place. You have good surface area on both sides of the nick.
Oh ok, I got ya. I plan on having the block decked before assembly, which isn't going to be in the very near future, and I hope that will get rid of most if the scratch.

What type of head gasket would be best to use?
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Sorry, that did sound a little stupid after reading it. I'm just trying to say that once the head is torqued with a good gasket and flat surfaces how is the combustion gases or coolant going to make their way to the nick unless the gasket didn't seal in the first place. You have good surface area on both sides of the nick.
Thats what I was curious about. If the lay the gasket on the surface, where is the O-ring in relation to the knick?
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Thats what I was curious about. If the lay the gasket on the surface, where is the O-ring in relation to the knick?
I don't have head gaskets yet.
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Fix it with this stuff. I have some of this and it works great. Weld it up and file it flat.

http://durafix.com/demo/256.html
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It's really not that bad - but its not good. JB and file it down.
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Old 01-22-2013, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1MCSS
Fix it with this stuff. I have some of this and it works great. Weld it up and file it flat.

http://durafix.com/demo/256.html
Learn something new everyday. Thats what I love about getting on LS1Tech! Some really good info!
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Instead of running an MLS gasket I would try to find a graphite gasket. It will seal that up when you torque the head down. Been there and done that on many other engines pretty much in naturally aspirated form. What is your intended usage of the block?
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Originally Posted by 87silverbullet
Instead of running an MLS gasket I would try to find a graphite gasket. It will seal that up when you torque the head down. Been there and done that on many other engines pretty much in naturally aspirated form. What is your intended usage of the block?
I was wanting to build a 403, street use though.
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I was wanting to build a 403, street use though.
I don't know if that little bit of honing is going to affect it. If you are going to go N/A I say run it with a graphite gasket if possible. The fire ring should seal the chamber and let the graphite fill the nick.
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When the block is surfaced that tiny scratch will disapear.
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Originally Posted by Gunslinger09
When the block is surfaced that tiny scratch will disapear.
Sorry, I was typing when you replied. You answered my question.
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Originally Posted by Gunslinger09
When the block is surfaced that tiny scratch will disapear.
How much is normally removed when a block is resurfaced? How do you compensate for the amount of the deck that is removed?
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Originally Posted by SilkyJ
How much is normally removed when a block is resurfaced? How do you compensate for the amount of the deck that is removed?
The thickness of the gasket will compensate for that. You can get gaskets in all thicknesses. I have a .040 gasket on my motor. The stock gasket is .051. You can get .060 and thicker gaskets.
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Originally Posted by 87silverbullet
The thickness of the gasket will compensate for that. You can get gaskets in all thicknesses. I have a .040 gasket on my motor. The stock gasket is .051. You can get .060 and thicker gaskets.
Ok that makes sense.
This scratch is driving me crazy. I guess the plan now is to have it decked.
I'm curious about the cost of having it decked too.
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I'm thinking of just doing a feeler thread to see how much I can get for the block. I don't really know any good local machinists. It's looking like it would make more sense to just buy a shortblock.
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If you were to repair it. TIG and shaving down the deck a couple thou would be the only way to go. Unless you were to shave it far enough to where it was removed.
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Originally Posted by Exidous
If you were to repair it. TIG and shaving down the deck a couple thou would be the only way to go. Unless you were to shave it far enough to where it was removed.
The hope is that it can be shaved far enough to where it was removed.
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Take it to a machinist and let them make a light clean up pass on it and see how it looks after that. I bet it a .002 pass takes more than half of it away. Its only like 40-50 bucks to deck it. Put a .055-.060 gasket and run it
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