Topic: Gouge in cylinder head

[Anton]

was cleaning up the head today around the valves and uncovered this....

[Anton]

I have no idea how serious this is, any thoughts??

[750cafe]

I have no idea how someone did that with a straight chisel or why.   
But, although it is not good, it is not terrible.
You can try to tap the points back outward with a flat round chisel and could fill the void with some metal epoxy and mill or sand flat.
If I did not have another head, I would probably just try to peen it back with a ball-peen hammer carefully and file it flat.
Are you planning to re-do the head anyway?

Eric

[Anton]

what do you mean re-do?

[Trad]

Don't sand it out! Just take some 400 and wetsand any of the high spots off. It will be fine.

[750cafe]

what do you mean re-do?

Clean the combustion chambers, lap the valves, replace the valve seals...

Eric

[Anton]

yes i was planning on re doing them

[tomkimberly]

It's only cosmetic, pretty much a non-issuse.

Tom

[754]

Tap it down gently with a small ball pien....like a 2 or 7 oz, if you can find one...aka gasket hammer..

[Anton]

ok, thanks guys. Very relieved