exactly how effective is this technique for lapping the head and barrells?
can it go wrong?
Dale
can it go wrong?
Dale
Thank you for the quick reply. Since ducatiman pointed me here, my head has been filled with his, trying to wrap my mind around it. My wife woke me up the other night, and I was sleep talking about what I needed to do before I bolted it back up, :grin2:.Hose clamps and paint stick: (IMG)
All of your other questions, I think you basically got it down. I am not an expert and everything I know I learned here on this forum. The only advice I have to offer from when I lapped my head and cylinders: if you buy 2 part valve compound (coarse and fine) start with the coarse. I was concerned about taking too much material off and started with the fine lapping compound. After literally five+ hours of lapping it was still not flat. For my second piece I started with the coarse, it went nice and quick, and finished with the fine.
Seems like you've done more research than most so you should be fine.
Thanks for the info, it's very useful. I haven't managed to get back to doing this yet, life keeps getting in the way, although I did find a nice granite cutout, so as soon as life allows I will be working on this and will update with my experience.After successfully completing this procedure, I thought I would toss in a few comments on what I learned.