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

[Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com>]

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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@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@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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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m using a plastic finger roloc. Someone said to offe=
r up the new gasket and see if the area around the channels get covered by =
it. Most likely it was exposed hence the corrosion.=C2=A0<div><br></div><di=
v>Sujit<br><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 2:11 PM Chris Simo &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:ccsimonsen@gmail.com">ccsimonsen@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">abrasive roloc=
 discs or those plastic finger discs?<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">if you&#39;ve been using abrasive discs, you&#39;re probably alre=
ady in somewhat muddy waters.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">I&#39;d get it kissed at the machine shop as I tend to wo=
rry about stuff like that before and while on long drives....</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">That being said, I once sanded the he=
ad and block of an old chevy luv with a DA after it had stranded me with a =
blown head gasket.=C2=A0 Made it home and drove it that way for 3 years unt=
il I sold it.=C2=A0 Still worried about it when I got far from home...<br><=
br><div dir=3D"auto">Sent from my TRASH-80</div></div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 12:58 PM Sujit Roy =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:triumphstag@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">triumphstag@=
gmail.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:=
1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>I&#39;ve been at the block face of a Stag&#=
39;s engine with a Roloc. (The block has been sitting in my garage for may =
years.)</div><div>I have noticed around the water channels some imperfectio=
ns on the surface. The rest of the block face is relatively OK.</div><div><=
br></div><div>Can I get away with not having the block face decked?</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Sujit</div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail-m_74729=
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