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Re: >>Head gasket change, do I "have to" get the head shaved???<< 200 90

posted by  someone claiming to be John McRaven on  Wed May 16 03:41 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Shaving the head (removing metal) is done for two reasons - to increase the compression ratio and to re-create a flat sealing surface. I'll assume from the tone of the question you don't want the 1st. If you have overheated the engine or suffered a blown head gasket it is worth having the head checked by a machine shop to see if it is warped. If so, some shaving is in order. Otherwise, just clean well and use a new head gasket.

John Mc.

95 Jetta GLX

71 1800e

63 544 (2.2 liter bored out B20 - head gaskets are $100!)





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