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Offline twisty_gti

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cylinder head skim
« on: 08 March 2009, 21:47 »
hi  does anyone know the tolerances for skimming a head how much is acceptable to take off its on a 1.8 16v kr engine any advise would be brilliant
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Offline Wayne

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Re: cylinder head skim
« Reply #1 on: 09 March 2009, 08:53 »
One light skim is about it to be honest.
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Offline Gambit

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Re: cylinder head skim
« Reply #2 on: 13 March 2009, 21:39 »
a couple of thou,  0.05mm, if its never been skimmed before and aint warped
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Offline danny_p

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Re: cylinder head skim
« Reply #3 on: 13 March 2009, 23:29 »
iirc  the mimumum thickness for the head is  117.5mm  measured through a head bolt hole.     not 100% on that tho should say in your haynes or bently manual
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