How much can i skim off my 394 heads

Motorama · September 30th, 2004, 01:14 PM

Hi folks, doing the head gaskets on my 59 Olds 98 Convertible and the heads need a skim.
Any know what the maximum safe amount i can skim off the heads is.

super88dan · December 5th, 2006, 08:52 PM

Talk to these guys:
http://www.rocketracingperformance.com/

64Rocket · December 6th, 2006, 09:56 AM

You can take off just enough to clean them up. Or you can take as much as you want to raise the compression. .100 is about the most you want to take off. .030 to .040 will do the job without intake fit problems.

Gene

December 6th, 2006, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
64Rocket Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Union City Calif.94587 Posts: 299	You can take off just enough to clean them up. Or you can take as much as you want to raise the compression. .100 is about the most you want to take off. .030 to .040 will do the job without intake fit problems. Gene __________________

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September 30th, 2004, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Motorama Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4	Hi folks, doing the head gaskets on my 59 Olds 98 Convertible and the heads need a skim. Any know what the maximum safe amount i can skim off the heads is.

December 5th, 2006, 08:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
super88dan Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 7	Talk to these guys: http://www.rocketracingperformance.com/