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Aluminum head dings above cylinder- Repairable?



 
 
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Old March 10th 05, 03:26 PM
Steve
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After seeing the photo, I'd head straight to a salvage yard and look for
a head. You're going to have the expense of a new valve seat insert
already, and the gouging is clearly enough to affect compression on that
cylinder.

 




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