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Engine Head Gasket Surface Prep

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bleedinggreen

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I have another newb question regarding the engine. I got the block back from the machine shop and back on the stand today. I had my son go over all the gasket surfaces to make sure they were clean. There wasn't any old gasket material left, and running my fingers across they felt smooth. I just wanted to check with the more experienced folks on here to see if these were good enough.
 

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What exactly did you have the machine shop do.
 
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Monkeybutt2000 said:
What exactly did you have the machine shop do.
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Hot tank
Magnaflux
Cylinder hone
New cam bearings
New freeze plugs and oil galley plugs
 
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