[Vwdiesel] Head gasket thickness

[Tony and Lillie]

There really isn't a set # that it can be shaved to. I've seem as high as 
.030, the key is how much the head has warped. If the cam bearings are out 
of alignment (imagine a severly warped head, and the coresponding "bent" 
cam). So, if the head is that warped, it will sieze the cam. As long as your 
cam turns under normal torque, I'd say you are ok to shave it. But, keep in 
mind valveclearances also. If you get too crazy, you may run into issues 
there as well.

On a side note, several people have mentioned that a diesel will get better 
milage (ie, run more efficiently) at a lower CR. If this is true, is there a 
fairly easy (cheap) way to accomplish this? I know there will be the 
addition of harder cold starts, but here it doesn't get all that cold.

Tony Hoffman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rumple stiltskin" <stiltskin1969 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Head gasket thickness


> what is the maximun thinness it can be shaved to ...final thickness of the 
> head..?
>