For the past hour I've been scraping off the ******* head gasket of an extra engine I'm rebuilding, and I'm wondering how important it is to have the head/block decked...I haven't checked it yet w/ a straight edge and feeler gauges, and if it's not warped I'm assuming it's fine? Also, I've been using some cheap piece of **** gasket scraper with a razor blade on the end, and I've put a few nicks on the block surface (very small) would these be ok?

 

Figure this......$40 well spent just to be sure.

 

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I agree... reassurance that the head and block surface is straight and good to go. If not... then thats what separates it from being a reliable motor to a messed up motor.

 

use a large piece of glass to see if both are straight, i recommend a mirror.

But as the guys said, 40 bucks well spent

good lucl

 

well if you don't mind heat spots or warpages of the head, and improperly sealed headgasket with the all the money you spent on the engine....yeah I guess decking the block and milling the head isn't too important.