Why NOT to let your head be Belt Surfaced

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Why not to let your head be belt surfaced/sanded

This issue will be found with ANY head that is belt surfaced/sanded!!


The subject head is a Mitsu 4G63T from an Evo VIII
This head was in very good shape to start.
The head was pulled due to a bottom end problem.
It was not overheated.
It was taken to another shop, NOT mine.
The customer was told it was surfaced .003-.004
It was then run and the bottom end failed, Then came

The first thing I did was to check the thickness of the head.
I know a belt surfaced head will not be parallel nor square along with not having the proper surface finish for a MLS head gasket.




HN# Date
CAST#G6EW NOTES:
IV stock New thickness 5.200
EV stock Min thickness 5.185 (AREA SPEC)
EVO 8

This is the surface finish left by a belt sander

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This is how the surface looked after I milled appox .002
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It did cut most of the surface, but it was still low at one corner, and it would happen to be right around the oil feed port to the head.
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I made another pass of about .002
This is how it looked.
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I made another .002 cut
And was to this
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So one more pass to clean the gasket surface, and proper clamping force will be kept on the head gasket.
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I measured the head again, and it was 5.183 at all 4 corners
When I cc’ed a combustion chamber it was 44cc
I also did “oil port mod #1” before I surfaced the head.
This head is now .002 below AREA min spec, but is still a useable head.
 
if only you could employ me that looks so much more fun than what I do
and who in there right mind would belt sand a head
 
alot of shops do, its quick, about a min to do, instead of aboput 10-15 mins to set up and do a good surface job.

Belt surfacers are cheap to by new, about $7000 and takes little to no skill to use
 
I have a small belt sander in my basement... will that work?

How much do you charge for a full head redo?
 

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