[TR] How smooth does the face of a block really need to be

[Sujit Roy]

I'm using a plastic finger roloc. Someone said to offer up the new gasket
and see if the area around the channels get covered by it. Most likely it
was exposed hence the corrosion.

Sujit


On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 2:11 PM Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> abrasive roloc discs or those plastic finger discs?
>
> if you've been using abrasive discs, you're probably already in somewhat
> muddy waters.
>
> I'd get it kissed at the machine shop as I tend to worry about stuff like
> that before and while on long drives....
>
> That being said, I once sanded the head and block of an old chevy luv with
> a DA after it had stranded me with a blown head gasket.  Made it home and
> drove it that way for 3 years until I sold it.  Still worried about it when
> I got far from home...
>
> Sent from my TRASH-80
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 12:58 PM Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I've been at the block face of a Stag's engine with a Roloc. (The block
>> has been sitting in my garage for may years.)
>> I have noticed around the water channels some imperfections on the
>> surface. The rest of the block face is relatively OK.
>>
>> Can I get away with not having the block face decked?
>>
>> Sujit
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