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Subject:resurfacing air cooled cylinder heads
From:Jake Beaulieu
Date:Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:41:18 -0800

My 82 air cooled Westy has had a blown head gasket on the number 2 cylinder for about a year (not driven much).  The bus was also overheated a couple of months ago (bad thermostat, don't ask...).
I have pulled both cylinder heads, and they look pretty good.  I am worried that the heads may have warped when they were overheated.  I plan to bring them into a machine shop to check for warp and have them resurfaced if necessary.  I haven't been able to find any specs in the Bentely about how much can be shaved off the heads.

Jake

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