How to find how much much material has been removed from head?

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Feb 21, 2007 | 12:36 PM

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How to find how much much material has been removed from head?

I have a D16y8 head i bought from someone else. How can I measure how much material has been removed during surfacing?

Feb 21, 2007 | 03:41 PM

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Re: How to find how much much material has been removed from head? (MAFDARK)

The Helms manual should give you the original head thickness.At least they do for the gsr and B16s.

Feb 21, 2007 | 03:47 PM

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Re: How to find how much much material has been removed from head? (NJIN BUILDR)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NJIN BUILDR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The Helms manual should give you the original head thickness.At least they do for the gsr and B16s.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The factory spec for the D16Y8 head is 3.659-3.663".

Feb 21, 2007 | 03:58 PM

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how do i measure the thickness? What is the reference point?

Feb 21, 2007 | 04:23 PM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MAFDARK »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how do i measure the thickness? What is the reference point?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Head gasket surface to vc gasket surface.