Ollieh17 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Took my charade block to be decked and turned out to be warped somehow.strange for a block. This was the better of the blocks i had so now left with a block that has 15thou of it and a head with 10thou plus on it. Obviously this is now going to cause issues with timing and exhaust valve clearance. Standard headgasket is 1.25mm crushed so looking to have to run around a 2.25mm gasket or standard gasket and decompression plate. Have read mixed reviews on these and wondered if anyone has ever used one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 will be fine there are service marks on the blocks and heads of how much can be taken off aslong as the belt does not snap your ok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 According to service manual nothing should be taken off either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 are you sure because i have never seen blocks ( car ) before that cant be machined on aslong as the piston does not protrude the top of block your ok timing wise just fit a 2mm steel gasket if they are available for your 3 pot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Yeh 2mm is available, may have to try get a custom one slightly bigger. They are pretty sensitive to piston to valve clearance. Not non interference like the 4es Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sbk replica Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 volkswagen guys use these a lot on the VR6 builds. they take a layered head gasket apart en use the top and bottom layers and stick a plate in between. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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