Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Well its that time... . Ive reached time to O-Ring the head to aid durability of twins or a large single.
Ive thrown around the idea of sending my truck to have the head done but what is the sence in doing so If i can pull the head and I have all the tools and then some to do so at work?
I need to know what size the groove is. . . 020? what size the ring is? . 030 what type of ring and or can I buy it from a diesel shop (sheids/haisley/whomever?) what the diameter is? (or how far away from the cyl wall the ring sits)
Do you resurface the head to make it true flat? Im sure with a head the size of ours it will have a warp to it... maybe not Or do you just check for flatness around each cylinder.
I will be doing this on a proto-trac bridgeport mill so once It shouldnt take long... . what do the big guns use to cut the groove? and do they use a jig to place the wire in?
So pretty much i need to know:
what end mill to use (ball or flat)
where to get the wire and new gasket
diameter of the ring groove
. 0000 the head yes or no
can I get the "o-ring" to do it myself and what kind is it?
where to get a gasket
everything else :-laf
Thanks guys!! If you dont want to post the info (if youre a diesel shop or do this for a living) please PM me. Im not out to do this for profit. I just cant see spending $300+ for 2hrs of work since I have access to a whole machine shop.
Ian
Ive thrown around the idea of sending my truck to have the head done but what is the sence in doing so If i can pull the head and I have all the tools and then some to do so at work?
I need to know what size the groove is. . . 020? what size the ring is? . 030 what type of ring and or can I buy it from a diesel shop (sheids/haisley/whomever?) what the diameter is? (or how far away from the cyl wall the ring sits)
Do you resurface the head to make it true flat? Im sure with a head the size of ours it will have a warp to it... maybe not Or do you just check for flatness around each cylinder.
I will be doing this on a proto-trac bridgeport mill so once It shouldnt take long... . what do the big guns use to cut the groove? and do they use a jig to place the wire in?
So pretty much i need to know:
what end mill to use (ball or flat)
where to get the wire and new gasket
diameter of the ring groove
. 0000 the head yes or no
can I get the "o-ring" to do it myself and what kind is it?
where to get a gasket
everything else :-laf
Thanks guys!! If you dont want to post the info (if youre a diesel shop or do this for a living) please PM me. Im not out to do this for profit. I just cant see spending $300+ for 2hrs of work since I have access to a whole machine shop.
Ian
