Head Preparation

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   Is there anything to do to a new head before installing. The mounting surfaces will be clean but does the exterior of the head need to be treated in any way. I wouldnt mind painting it but I dont really have a set up to paint anything. 

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Alpine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 04 Oct. 2012 Location: Katy,TX Status: Offline Points: 530	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alpine Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Head Preparation Posted: 13 Feb. 2018 at 12:05am
	Is there anything to do to a new head before installing. The mounting surfaces will be clean but does the exterior of the head need to be treated in any way. I wouldnt mind painting it but I dont really have a set up to paint anything.

drm101 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 12 Dec. 2012 Location: Clarkston, MI Status: Offline Points: 1470	Post Options Post Reply Quote drm101 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb. 2018 at 12:41am
	Clean it with wax and grease cleaner and spray it with rattle can engine paint. No primer required. If you can find a chunk of granite, you could put 220 sandpaper on it and run the head across to get it perfectly flat and smooth, but this shouldn't be required with a new head. I like copper gaskets. Double check and clean all the fastener hole threads. I had several that were suspect and heli-coiled them. It's a drag when you feel a bolt turn too far and pull all the threads out, and heli-coiling is pretty easy, requiring no special tools.

Mark W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 09 Nov. 2014 Location: Silverton, OR Status: Offline Points: 7980	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark W. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb. 2018 at 2:19am
	USE VHT Engine Paint. Good stuff not expensive Autozone carries it.
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Alpine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 04 Oct. 2012 Location: Katy,TX Status: Offline Points: 530	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alpine Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Feb. 2018 at 11:59pm
	OK, I am going to paint the head this weekend. Having never painted an engine part before I will use VHT spray paint. How do I protect the threads, I assume taping them would be difficult. Do I put the spark plugs in, will that work?

jeeper50 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 01 Mar. 2008 Location: Spanish Fort AL Status: Offline Points: 2579	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeeper50 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar. 2018 at 12:04am
	Use an old set if you have them or roll up some paper towels and stick them in the spark plug holes.
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rocnroll Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 20 July 2005 Location: Tuscumbia, AL Status: Offline Points: 13584	Post Options Post Reply Quote rocnroll Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar. 2018 at 12:46am
	Four corks?......if you don't have four old plugs laying around.
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