Shelly,
The aluminum head will work fine. One thing to check for when you start
assembly is piston to head clearance. Sit the head on the engine with no head
gasket. Turn the engine over. The pistons should not bump the head. If they
do then the head has been milled a bit much. The area between the valve
pocket and the edge of the chamber is where they hit. This "shelf" area can be
machined down to give the required clearance. Also, if it has been milled that
much your combustion chambers will be a bit small and different sizes. The
original size was 50 cc. If you want the extra compression just enlarge the
smaller chambers to match the largest.
keith
In a message dated 3/25/2005 5:30:59 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
MVaughn120@aol.com writes:
Here's my second question of the week....going back to being a lurker soon
;o)
I'm in the process of having the engine for my 66 1600 rebuilt. The
machine
shop called to let me know there was a crack in the original cast iron
head.
Last year, I picked up another 1600 engine which has an aluminum head.
Both are from 3-main block. Are they compatible? Is there any reason
not
to switch to the aluminum head and repair the cast iron head?
Thanks in advance,
Shelly
Wilmington, DE
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