That is correct. If a head is warped badly you'd need to mill the top of
the head or align bore the cam towers. That's why some folks straighten
them first. The procedure the mechanic described to you is how it's done.
While it sounds simple it takes some experience as the head must be heated
evenly to the proper temp and cooled evenly as well. I'll try most anything
myself but that is a service I'd pay someone for.
Brian '69 2000
Tampa, FL
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
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Years ago (1989) I remember talking with a mechanic at the loacal Nissan
dealership. He had mentioned that he had been able to straighten heads
by clamping them on a bench with spacers then heating them to bring them
back into alignment. This sounds very shade tree, but fortunately I've
never had to worry about this particular problem.
What doesn't make sense to me is that if a head is warped and you shave
the bottom, wouldn't the cam alingment and the top be warped also? This
would me that you would need new bearings/and have the cam alined bored?
Dana "now w/real job w/o car sig" Nojima
datsunmike wrote:
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