Cylinder head disassembled

Check evenness of cylinder head sealing face with a standard straight-edge (1).

NOTE: Maximum plane deviation: longitudinal 0.10 mm.

Fig 1: Checking Evenness Of Cylinder Head Sealing Face With Standard Straight-Edge

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NOTE: Maximum plane deviation: transversal 0.05 mm.

Fig 2: Checking Evenness Of Cylinder Head Sealing Face With Standard Straight-Edge

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NOTE: A cylinder head gasket (+REP) 0.3 mm thicker than usual can be obtained for machined (resurfaced) cylinder heads.

Fig 3: Identifying Cylinder Head Gasket (+REP)

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