maxitoman007
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- Feb 15, 2017
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
head was pretty flat when it came off so all I did was gave it a few passes with some medium grit emery cloth on a flat piece of thick mdf. The first time I did the head gasket I ran over it way more times with emery cloth than I did this time and it still ran great with the cam set straight up. I find it hard to believe that the very few passes I made would make such a big difference.
That said, Is there any way to measure the head thickness with the head installed on the car to figure out how much the gear should be advanced? I know the rule of thumb is 1 degree advance for every 0.010" taken off.
Is it possible that the fel-pro head gasket I used is thinner than the elring I used before and that this is causing problems?
Wouldn't I be able to hear that? Im not trying to sound rude, just wondering. I've had the car idling on 3 cylinders and it has a very different sound. When I'm in the "issue range" in the rpms, it still sounds like all 4 cylinders are running to me.
That said, Is there any way to measure the head thickness with the head installed on the car to figure out how much the gear should be advanced? I know the rule of thumb is 1 degree advance for every 0.010" taken off.
Is it possible that the fel-pro head gasket I used is thinner than the elring I used before and that this is causing problems?
You could be getting a rich misfire at 10:1 of the spark is not hot enough to get a full burn.
Wouldn't I be able to hear that? Im not trying to sound rude, just wondering. I've had the car idling on 3 cylinders and it has a very different sound. When I'm in the "issue range" in the rpms, it still sounds like all 4 cylinders are running to me.