Of course taking it in to have to done is easier, but you can definitely do it yourself with a little elbow grease and maybe an hours worth of time. Thanks!

Yep, makes it easy to change!

SMH

I'm about to do another k swap in my car, (the head warped when I blew it up the first time.) Then a month later I started to have pressure in my coolant until the engine eat crap. Is your car still working? Any issues at all or advise? I want to do this car right this time.

@raucouspie3045 mine is still rocking great. Making 28 psi using a siruda folded layer head gasket. No extra pressure in coolant system. I used a bucket with dish soap and warm water. Do a few laps then dip the block in the bucket. I had no build up on the paper. Also faster even strokes/figure 8 pattern.

@@audirx8 you are awesome my friend.

Not to mention saves money! Just takes a little time.

That’s probably a good idea!

Did you clean the cheetos off your fingers first?!

Nope, they were takis!😂

Thanks!

It works! Just needs to be flat!

I just sanded until I got everything and it was flat. I doubt the little that is taken off will be a problem for any gaskets.

Depends on several factors... type of engine, how bad it's warped (i.e. how much material has to come off), and what you're trying to achieve (is the engine going in a race car or a beater/daily driver).

Thanks!

The pink coloring is for checking for cracks, I forget the name of the stuff, but it is a two part system you spray on the head to check for cracks. The sand paper needs to be wet to “stick” to the glass

It's the magniflux

@@radozeman I just tried this and I can't get the paper to 'stick' to glass with water at all.

Yes it is! I like this stuff myself: smile.amazon.com/3M-26080CP-P-G-No-Slip-Advanced-Sandpaper/dp/B00HM96R22/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/130-3774895-0059358?pd_rd_w=h8j0P&content-id=amzn1.sym.7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_p=7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_r=37ESXEPB20R1NJW858C4&pd_rd_wg=4joyg&pd_rd_r=25f37a29-9a66-47c8-b6b2-d2d1941419ad&pd_rd_i=B00HM96R22&psc=1

I know the water pump went out at some point on this, so that could be why.

@@radozeman ok, so possibly overheated. Seems likely.

Too heavy I would think

And as long as you are not hot rodding it, this will work perectly fine!

I don't recall, you can buy sheets of glass at most hardware stores, Amazon, etc.

I’d suggest 1/2” thick piece, really doesn’t matter what kind.

As long as it is perfectly flat!

I have granite counter tops.ill have to do it when ole lady is at work

look up granite surface plates they're accurate to within +/000050.

Just the way they are on this head I guess

@@radozeman even in the few short shots I could get a clear view, I can see they are not quite right. I'm not trying to give a hard time or make a fuss on your content, at all. But repairing/remanufacturing cylinder heads is something I have many many years experience in and do almost daily and those looked pretty pounded from here. I mean, if the install heights measure up correctly then I have no problems eating my words, wouldn't be the first time lol. But from what I just saw, they did not look right. Other than that, keep up the good work👍

Try Amazon or eBay, I’d recommend 1/2 if you can, 1/4 should be fine though, just needs to be flat.

@@radozeman I feel like if you're sanding down surfaces to refinish them, but they're already flat, 1/4 inch is ok; but if you really need to flatten a head that isn't, you probably need 1/2 inch. I was just going to clean up engine block surfaces with 1/4 inch glass.

Iron

That's a good idea!

Yes they are the good ones 0.001” accuracy straight across are a lot of $$$

@@justinw523 no there not, i have several under $200, that is NOT $$$, thats cheap. i have 3 that are +/- 0.003 and they are about $80 each, more than capable of doing the job. you just have no clue at all what you are talking about.

They’re

Exactly! I would not trust wood!!

Exactly! Unless you plan on doing something stupid with this motor, which I don't why you would with this motor.... it'll be perfectly fine!

boosted motors are not checking the heads a lot of the timed

The idea here is using a reference surface. Some folk get angry at what is shown in the video (I was a mechanic myself so I can say that) because they don't know how much of a common technique this is in engineering/machining (I'm now a mechanical / design engineer). The tricky bit is knowing if your reference surface is flat enough. There is nothing 100% perfect in this world, everything has tolerances. Even surface plates for this purpose have tolerances on flatness. So for a "DIY" method the flatness of the material will mostly depend on the manufacturing process of that material: Industrial glass usually comes off big roller mills, which produces flatness sufficient for this purpose. Glass is also "cosmetic" - as it's made for construction (e.g. facades of flashy new buildings) it would be visible if there are imperfections. Though during the cooling process warp can occur, but the manufacturer will try to keep this to a minimum in their own interest. Granite would be cut from natural stone and then ground flat. Industrial tiles are probably pretty good, masonry stuff can be hit and miss depending on the source. I.e. some old gravestone might have been made by hand or an a wobbly machine and therefore not be good enough. Laminated wood board also works though if stored incorrectly (bent over longer periods of time, moisture) it might end up warped, this is less reliable. Thicker materials are less susceptible to warp so changes are they are flatter. There is an interesting video on the subject of flatness kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbSCodWfmqqpZWw.html&ab_channel=MachineThinking highly recommend that :)

🤦‍♂️😂

What’d you say?!

That probably would have been better yes, I thought it was flatter than it was and won't need as much.

Could suction cups on the glass, sand paper on the other side, might need get a different size piece of glass?

Rotfl 😂

There not great that's for sure.

U mad hes savin money? Ppl been doing it like this for a long time.

It works though

And long as the head is truly straight and flat it will be fine. I plan to do this to my Mercedes M103 head.

Why does it hurt you to watch?

True, it is slightly more expensive, plus it is easy to remove this way.

@@radozeman for sure it is definitely cheaper and easier in small sheets. I meant to say great video as well great content. Great way to clean up resurface heads preparation for installation. While on subject I came across a interesting head related video this morning it details how badly Scotch brite messes up surface when used to clean up the heads. I've never done this but I've seen people do it a lot, I didn't realize how much scotch Brite can actually affect the surface of aluminum heads,intakes etc. etc... 3M claims iScotch brite doesn't damage the metal surface baloney. Here's a quote from them found in some advertising literature "Scotch-Brite™ Discs quickly remove unwanted surface imperfections without cutting into the metal like fibre discs or flap discs." kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m75ke8litd2rZ4k.htmlsi=F52oj033ELzCmdTJ

Given how far off this one was, I probably should have yes!