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Re: Thermal expansion in cylinder heads
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 9/7/2016

Brooks:

Our experience is that when a head is inverted and heated the seats don't move. But we have also seen some heads lose their interference fit and drop their seats when the head is not inverted and heated for straightening. Login to read more.