Keith:
Try a single edge razor blade that are used with a holder (sold in hardware
stores) that are used to take paint of windows. The shop that did the head
on my car recommended the above. Worked great, also took of the carbon
build up on the top of the cylinders and the head gasket gunk.
Good Luck
Martin
>
> Any good ideas of how to get the remains of old head gasket off the
> block surface? I've started using a very dull putty knife but that
> leaves some scratches. I tried the straight edge of a piece of
> plexiglass but not strong enough to cur through the gasket remains (
> though it worked well getting carbon buildup off the pistons without
> scratching.. I tried the straight edge of a piece of glass, but that was
> scratching the surface even more than the putty knife.
>
> Are a few surface scratches OK and will they be filled up with
> copper-seal or silver spray paint on the headgasket?
>
> Is there some sort of compound or solvent that can loosen it up a bit as
> I work it?
>
> TIA
>
> Keith
> 74 TR6
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