I did a double head gasket on an R16 that had been shaved too much. The
power seemed down a little bit but it seemed to work fine. It only has a couple
thousand miles since I put it together so I don't know how long it will last.
I just finished recontouring the combustion chambers on an aluminum R16
head. It was a fair amount of work. We should get it installed in a couple
weeks. That is most likely the best solution as you can return the combustion
chambers to the proper size.
The fastest and easiest would be to use two gaskets. I used stock
gaskets from Nissan.
keith
> The machinist shaved down the head on my R16 (1600 engine) too far. The
> three possible solutions are to recontour the combustion chambers,
> install flat pistons, or put in two head gaskets. The last solution is
> SO much easier and cheaper than the other two, I am inclined to do it.
> I looked through archives of other discussion lists on the web, and it's
> definitely been done on other cars with at least moderate success. Has
> anyone on the list double-gasketed an R16? How long did it last? What
> make/part# gasket did you use?
>
> If anyone has insight I would love to hear it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Roel Hammerschlag
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