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Tom Wesenberg · 03-12-2012, 10:55 AM

If you grind the valves, be sure to tape a covering over the cylinders to keep any grit from getting in.

If a gasket isn't very old and looks good, I'd try reusing it on my own engine. It might save me a fair amount of money and if it doesn't work, it only cost me my time to R&R the head.

03-12-2012, 10:55 AM	#37
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Compression Problem Revisited - Update - See p2 If you grind the valves, be sure to tape a covering over the cylinders to keep any grit from getting in. If a gasket isn't very old and looks good, I'd try reusing it on my own engine. It might save me a fair amount of money and if it doesn't work, it only cost me my time to R&R the head.