How to Resurface a cylinder head at home DIY yourself cheap

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Are you working on an automotive cylinder head? Doing a valve job? Replacing a head gasket? Are you wondering how much it costs to resurface your cylinder head? Want a good flat cylinder head for cheap? Need an easy way to resurface your cylinder head at home? Dont know what grit sandpaper to use for your DIY cylinder head reconditioning. Here is the helpful auto repair video you've been searching for. InSanely easy Insanely cheap
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@cobramike13bravo63 Жыл бұрын

I bet the KZfaq keyboard mechanics go crazy over this content. Used this process on my wife’s car and still going great 8 years later.

@saneauto Жыл бұрын

Your right!! I get a lot of, lets say "colorful advice". Thanks for watching and commenting.

@australia.thegreatsouthern3837 Жыл бұрын

You just save me about $1k AU to get my head's cleaned up on my car. Worked like a charm. No leaks and happy days. Thanks man

@janvanderlinde4638 3 ай бұрын

One of the best videos I,'ve seen cleaning up a cylinder head. I would like to see more bonus material please

@sindyreyesmayen4913 Жыл бұрын

Watched til the end. Thx for the bonus tips

@whenniceguysretaliate5619 Жыл бұрын

Video and Bonus Material were cool. Thanks for sharing.

@saneauto Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Reviewing_Playing_and_More_RPM 3 жыл бұрын

Cool way to use sandpaper like that, really great idea.

@HomeImProveMentHow 3 жыл бұрын

RPM good seeing you over here I have to come by and visit by for now your friend Ken.

@leinadalan 2 жыл бұрын

This does work, I've done it many times and not just aluminum heads cast iron, old good cast iron engines from the 40s. However a head that size you can get resurfaced without even taking it apart for a hundred bucks, maybe hundred and twenty. Also while you have the head off check your block for flatness

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

Remember when we could take em in and get Valve job, resurfaced, and magni-fluxed (not in that order LOL) for $75 a head? That was awesome. Good advice on checking the block.

@HomeImProveMentHow 3 жыл бұрын

*Thums Up ,8 I'm gonna share this out on Facebook good information thank you for sharing God-bless you bye for now your friend Ken* I had to play this back 3 times...

@saneauto 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@Nturner822 8 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps mate - saved me a heap and worked well on 3.2L 5cyl ford ranger

@MrBigSaxx 5 ай бұрын

I am working on a 1994 & 1998 Jeep ZJ. I am so going to try this on those head. these are cast iron so with this method work on those heads? Pop a wheeling and the bonus material was a bright idea.

@JOEZEP54 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta get me some of that magic paper LOL Carrol must love sharing the stove with you 😂 This method works great for small engines. Stay safe, Joe Z

@saneauto 3 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right Joe I learned it on Motorcycles heads

@JOEZEP54 3 жыл бұрын

@@saneauto 👍

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

That's a neat trick with the sandpaper

@HomeImProveMentHow 3 жыл бұрын

Dennis, Good to see you over here hope all is well

@traxxas1211 5 ай бұрын

Mate you are a bloody legend!!!! 🤙

@justinw523 7 ай бұрын

@ saneauto This is exactly the video I was looking for new subscriber. I’m doing the cylinder heads off my 2002 5.3 LS for my 1988 MCSS and they use MLS head gaskets and the surface needs to be near mirrored, what grit sand paper do you recommend? My cylinder heads are not in bad shape at all basically just needs a light touch up like you did in the video except smooth and almost mirrored

@thomasmurphy5906 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the bonus material

@saneauto Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the view and comment Thomas. Hope to see ya back here in more video comments.

@perfectworldpat7053 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Love it!

@perfectworldpat7053 Жыл бұрын

bonus!

@garymaya1767 11 ай бұрын

nice and simple!

@kingdaddy9794 11 ай бұрын

Thanks I really appreciate this video

@frankdestra6576 Жыл бұрын

You can also buy a rem piece of granite plate . get something longer and narrower so you can do longer strokes.

@Worldpeace-su3qk Ай бұрын

Nice material

@OuzoLouGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Nice trick with the sandpaper

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

I used to sand a lot of Motorcycle parts when I was a teenager

@ScottsJourneys 3 жыл бұрын

great work thanks sa info

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting

@ktr831 7 ай бұрын

This works great with the better head gaskets we have today. Would be questionable with thin steel shim gaskets but who uses those anymore.

@CamaroTime 3 жыл бұрын

LOL....I love magic!!! Great how to video.....Watching you working the head reminded me of that stupid workout think that looked like a weight but you shook it. LOL

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Shake-weights LOL "As seen on TV" remeber when people used to watch TV? Now they just watch you and me ;-)

@sojministries337 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@saneauto 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@xESPplayer500x 7 ай бұрын

Howdie. Im fixn to attempt to sand a block deck while its in the car. Im gonna plug up the oil holes with paper towels. Should i be paranoid about getting grit in the oil gallies? Or do you think the filter will catch amy leftover grit i dont clean?

@bigtrucksfastcars745 10 ай бұрын

I bought new heads and there are some minor imperfections on the mirror finish. How should i handle this 3m pad or 400 grit sand paper.

@clickonmike 10 ай бұрын

I've seen this before, but having another confirmation video never hurts. Just thinking, would dusting the head with chalk help with seeing the low spots, like spray painters do.

@williamallen7836 Ай бұрын

Yes it would. Blue layout ink works as well

@scottpower3101 7 ай бұрын

So how square is the head thickness from end too end, side to side. And how to straighten cam tunnel that follows the head length. I know , but others won't

@QwertyQwerty-jq3cu Жыл бұрын

You DO NOT WANT CROSS HATCHING on the head or block! Unless you want to do this again in 10k miles. Especially on aluminum heads and block using MLS gaskets. The cross hatching will eat the head gasket alive. Might as well put the 80 grit sandpaper between the head and the gasket. As the aluminum head expands/contracts at twice the rate of the cast iron. Its constantly eating away at the gasket coating with a rough surface. The ideal head surface is nearly mirror smooth so the coating on the gasket can actually bond to the head. The inner sheet/sheets between the gaskets are designed for the outer sheets to slide on Any sanding/grinding mark's should be inline with the expansion/contraction of the head.

@raycrook4525 Жыл бұрын

? surely the head will expand contract in all directions not just longitudinally. I personally finished off my cylinder head with 400 grit, not super fine but much better than the original manufacturing finish.

@The.Floor.Store.At.Your.Door44 7 ай бұрын

If the head gasket is designed to move with the block and head then it isn't really grinding away at the gasket now is it. It is moving with the block like you said.

@michaeldean6603 Жыл бұрын

I like to see more bonus material

@HomeImProveMentHow 3 жыл бұрын

*Victor what grit of sand paper are you using? I don't remember hearing you say?* Forest material is good Percy on The motor rebuild Most definitely thank you for sharing bro

@saneauto 3 жыл бұрын

80 grit

@TearItUpFixItTV 2 ай бұрын

Pop a wheelie 😎 Gotta question 🙋🏾‍♂️ After doing this, is an air hose sufficient enough to clean the debris from the cylinder head before reattaching to engine block? Gonna be picking heads tonight and starting this process bright and early tomorrow morning.. thanks in advance 🫡

@robertcote2406 4 ай бұрын

The last sandpaper you said you used was 100 grit. Do you go any finer than that?

@edwinbab705 5 ай бұрын

Whats is that called to see the gap

@woodywilson4270 11 ай бұрын

I have done this and my question is when using a straight edge what is the feeler gauge thousandth value I should be shooting for ?

@michaely6665 7 ай бұрын

Usually they say 0.002 inch max. warp each 4 cylinders length.

@thabigghomie_ 9 ай бұрын

❤tha bonus

@papapsych2746 10 ай бұрын

Where can I get the appropriate size sandpaper I only see my options as 9x11 and the head surface is 7x14, I got the glass.

@saneauto 10 ай бұрын

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@jimkruse74 2 жыл бұрын

I like that you did a cross hatch but I see the shavings collecting in piles on the paper. A bit of dawn dish soap or what I use, WD-40 helps relocate the shavings away from your work. Nice job by the way.

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

You are correct about the Dawn and water. I use that when im doing aluminum with wet sand. Unfortunately I can only find dry sandpaper this big. With steel transmission parts I use 8X12 sheets of 3M and other brands of wet sand and old trans fluid over a bucket. I dont reme,ber if I mentioned in the video that I was stopping every so often and brushing off the sandpaper over the trash can. I had to do that about 50 times to keep up with the dry shavings.

@jimkruse74 2 жыл бұрын

@@saneauto check out my video on my page...I did two and that's what led up to me seeing yours.

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you saved $180 and didnt have to drive over there. Nothing wrong with that.

@australia.thegreatsouthern3837 Жыл бұрын

Yeah Cris cross worked a charm in my head's. Showed all the low spots. I also changed grip positions to even out downward pressure. Cats up and going again no leaks

@MARANATA333 3 ай бұрын

I called the shop , I ask them how much they'll charge me .😮 $ 300.00. for that price I can buy a whole engine .

@raycrook4525 Жыл бұрын

I've been working with 120 grit but it's taking an age. Will get some 80 grit but would like to know if it's necessary to finish with a finer grit?

@KyleNotAKyle Жыл бұрын

I know this is an older comment but to anyone looking for an answer to this... Yes, you want to get the head surface as close to a mirror finish as possible. So finish with 120 grit or higher.

@raycrook4525 Жыл бұрын

@@KyleNotAKyle I got there in the end and actually finished off with 400 grit in a random pattern. Car has been fixed, back on the road now and running well.

@juststop5518 Жыл бұрын

Do you keep it at 80? Or finish with higher

@Kim_Anderzzon 3 ай бұрын

That's what I'm wondering too!

@jkjwf Жыл бұрын

How is the head currently holding up?

@saneauto Жыл бұрын

This engine made it to almost 400K miles before it developed a rod knock. I did a tear down video showing the damage and a engine replace/install video. The head and gasket were still fine when I tore the engine down.

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

Corner to corner is the way I Sand bondo

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

Your bondo has corners?

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

Who wants to see more bonus I want Carol back

@henrysutherland9471 8 ай бұрын

Poppa Wheelie, my grandchildren call me the same thing

@splash5974 Жыл бұрын

Pop a wheelie!!

@robertoudokrapf453 6 ай бұрын

OLÁ. Sua "Régua de Precisão" é vista com muita frequência na Internet. De precisão nada tem e a forma de utiliza-la também é PARCIALMENTE errada. O aplainar com lixa é função de "artistas" e não de "mecânicos". ABRAÇOS... Roberto Udo Krapf

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

Only you knows how to milk the ending😉

@lucientjinasjoe1578 5 ай бұрын

The sandpaper is too small, take a larger one and make an big 8 figure and that's an old trick from one of my grand uncle

@saneauto 5 ай бұрын

If youve got a link to larger sandpaper, drop it here Im interested.

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm still here watching the fireworks

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

Because your Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@natemanning3744 2 жыл бұрын

Pop a wheelie.

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

Your Awesome

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

Scotty Kilmer already did this video

@saneauto 3 жыл бұрын

Did he yell at the camera the whole time? ;-)

@OEFarredondo 2 жыл бұрын

@@saneauto I have ptsd from it lol

@saneauto 2 жыл бұрын

@Abel Arredondo Musta been one of his early videos when he could really yell and wave around a lot

@VitaliyKhomich 5 ай бұрын

American measurement system is not even worth to wipe the butt of metric system, considering how sophisticated the metric system is compared to standard nonsense

@lakeburtonbear7615 10 ай бұрын

Pop a wheelie

@saneauto 10 ай бұрын

Keen observation skills and attention to detail. You sir are destined for greatness!

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

That wasn't magic Carol clean that stove

@saneauto 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@BottleCaps 3 жыл бұрын

Pop a zit...lol

@mg8718 3 ай бұрын

Anything over 80 grit aint gonna work.

@Kim_Anderzzon Ай бұрын

DO NOT TRY THIS! You will regret it. Just like me...

@maxprintscreen4972 Ай бұрын

what happend?? i am about to follow the video of 80 grit... is it too much for sanding?? should i go for 100 grit??? please, let me know. I will break down the engine this weekend.

@Kim_Anderzzon Ай бұрын

@@maxprintscreen4972 I had to take away quite alot bc my heads had been corroded from old headgaskets. I had a completely straight surface & concentrated as hard as I could to only move the heads forwards & backwards. Still they got warped.

@Kim_Anderzzon Ай бұрын

@@maxprintscreen4972 can you see my reply or did it disappear?