I have a 91 5.0 and just got my GT40's yesterday. They are used and the person who sold them to me left the old gasket material on the head. I also need to clean off my block gasket surfaces yet, so I'm wondering if I can use a brass wire wheel in a portable drill to clean off my gasket surfaces?
I did do this on the exhaust ports on the heads but they have a little rougher surface and really aren't as crucial as my b-to-head seal.
I am kind of hung up on this because those surfaces are very smooth and I really don't want to scratch the hell out of them and cause leaks, but at the same time I'm kind of in a push to get this engine together before next school semester.
So will brass wire wheel affect anything other than giving the heads a scratchy look? I done it on a very small location and it did give it a scratchy look, but I'm not going to do anymore until I know what it's going to do to my heads. I'm using a brass wheel because a steel one might be a bit harsh on the metal.
Thanks
I did do this on the exhaust ports on the heads but they have a little rougher surface and really aren't as crucial as my b-to-head seal.
I am kind of hung up on this because those surfaces are very smooth and I really don't want to scratch the hell out of them and cause leaks, but at the same time I'm kind of in a push to get this engine together before next school semester.
So will brass wire wheel affect anything other than giving the heads a scratchy look? I done it on a very small location and it did give it a scratchy look, but I'm not going to do anymore until I know what it's going to do to my heads. I'm using a brass wheel because a steel one might be a bit harsh on the metal.
Thanks