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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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max cylinder head warpage

89 v6 firebird.think I got a blown head gasket and cant find the max warpage alowed.its 2.8 mpfi
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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Re: max cylinder head warpage

Putting a good straight edge across the cylinder head, you shouldn't have any more than 0.003" under the straight edge for a V6 head. 0.004" for a V8 head. Any more than that and the heads need to be milled. Check the block's deck surface also.
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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Re: max cylinder head warpage

thankyou very much!
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