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Bead Blasting

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:45 pm
Author: Steve R
Picked up the head and barrels at the weekend; amongst other things they have been bead blasted. I am a bit concerned that although the gasket surface on the head is flat and smooth, on the barrels the gasket surface has been bead blasted and is not therefor smooth but rough, is this Ok will the gasket still seal ok? Is this normal?

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:52 am
Author: RALPHARAMA
It will probably seal better, though I must admit I would have masked mating faces etc.

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:57 am
Author: steve f
i always mask up the faces with tank tape before bead/vapour blasting and fill the inlet/exhausy ports with silicon