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Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« on: August 21, 2012, 01:53:12 pm »
As above my car as previously posted is in for a head gasket replacement is there anything worth doing now while it stripped to save labour down the line? Like cleaning etc...

I know they get dirty inside something maybe along them lines?

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Re: Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2012, 01:56:55 pm »

Cleaning the intake ports but not sure what it would cost to be done right or how long it would take

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Re: Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2012, 02:52:07 pm »
Intake valves may need cleaning depending on mileage.
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Re: Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2012, 03:36:40 pm »
Forged Pistons, H-Beam Rods, upgraded bearings, bigger valves, Shrick cam should I go on :signLOL:

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Re: Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2012, 03:40:21 pm »
Forged Pistons, H-Beam Rods, upgraded bearings, bigger valves, Shrick cam should I go on :signLOL:

Hahaha I wish : (

So it's the intake ports that get minging? What's the method used to clean these?

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Re: Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2012, 03:59:33 pm »


So it's the intake ports that get minging? What's the method used to clean these?

Best method the trade use is walnut shell blasting...
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Re: Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2012, 04:04:32 pm »
Then get WMI with a 75%/25% mix so it never does it again.

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Re: Anything worth doing now while the head is off?
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2012, 10:17:52 pm »
Then get WMI with a 75%/25% mix so it never does it again.

I've heard about this.. Don't know anything about it? What does it do exactly?