[Vwdiesel] Head gasket thickness

[Terry Briggs]

Actually I think it's more thermally efficient at higher compression 
ratio's, burning fuel more completely. They only lower it due to 
mechanical restraints. Makes it harder to contain the magic smoke the 
higher you get the cr.
On Nov 27, 2007, at 8:39 PM, Tony and Lillie wrote:

> 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..?
>>
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