I have B&s 31000 series. it smokes blue smoke. I removed the head gasket and its showing that oil is bypassing the valve area into the cylinder. I have replace the head gaket with a new one and plowing past the same area. Shoud I put gasket cement in that area of the gasket?
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blown head gasket
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Export threadA machinist would have special tools to check warpage. At home you might use the cast iron (machined) surface of a table saw or spare glass pane. Head is spotlessly clean and place on falt surface. Try to rock it and/or look for any visible gaps. Use feeler gauges to determine how much warpage. Tempting to hand dress warpage away with medium grit cloth on flat surface, depending. But compression and valve clearance can be problems. If block is warped different fix as it should be parallel to cyl bottom(s) and is difficult to measure at home. Pro shops please edit / add to my remarks.
A machinist would have special tools to check warpage. At home you might use the cast iron (machined) surface of a table saw or spare glass pane. Head is spotlessly clean and place on falt surface. Try to rock it and/or look for any visible gaps. Use feeler gauges to determine how much warpage. Tempting to hand dress warpage away with medium grit cloth on flat surface, depending. But compression and valve clearance can be problems. If block is warped different fix as it should be parallel to cyl bottom(s) and is difficult to measure at home. Pro shops please edit / add to my remarks.
thank you I'll give it a look see