doubling up on head gastkets?

[newaccorddriver]

rjudgey
Hey ... I dont see you posting much but you definatley nailed part of that question. I forgot about the copper formagasket spray , its been a long time since iI have used it or even seen it. I saw a guy cheep out one day and use some aluminum spray paint to do that.

everybody i talked to says OEM gasket with a copper spray and ARP head studs should be fine. sure... ill stick to that with ARP head studs, but when asked where i can get the copper spray(i tried every auto store i go to), they have no clue where i can go... any suggestions for a canadian shop?

[88Accord-DX]

Oh shit dude Im in trouble cuz mine is shave .015, I have not put a lot of warm up cycles on it yet maybe I will sell this POS soon, its giving me too many headaches well not really I just dont have time for the bitch this car puts me through even though I still love her... sounds omg familiar

That was a general rule I go by at work for 4 cylinder motors. The warpage limit on these Accord heads is actually .002 - .008 in (.05mm - .2 mm) Anything past that would require replacement of the head.

Looks like your well over the limit.

Edit- I have seen gasket shims to restore aluminum head warpage after being resurfaced.

[2oodoor]

That was a general rule I go by at work for 4 cylinder motors. The warpage limit on these Accord heads is actually .002 - .008 in (.05mm - .2 mm) Anything past that would require replacement of the head.
Looks like your well over the limit.
Edit- I have seen gasket shims to restore aluminum head warpage after being resurfaced.

I have been thru a lot in the past months so I may have my info messed up, I have to go back on my own post to see, I think I mentioned it back then what he cut off.
I beleive that what the guy said he cut off to get it streight, time will tell. I am almost to the point of buttoning up this car, make it pretty and sell it. I have not had the car a year, and others here have had thiers for years. If I had enclosed garage I could hide it and not worry about tag and ins. untill I finish , insurance is getting too expensive.
Newaccorddriver, ive seen the copper spray at Autozone, or you might try some old school parts stores if you have any, also maybe try a good plumbing supply place, or just use aluminum spray paint?, I may have seen it in summit catalog a while back too??? I dunno aluminum bumper paint seemed to do the same thing for that guy. I have not tryed it myself.
I favor the idea of studs in the block too.....

[AccordEpicenter]

everybody i talked to says OEM gasket with a copper spray and ARP head studs should be fine. sure... ill stick to that with ARP head studs, but when asked where i can get the copper spray(i tried every auto store i go to), they have no clue where i can go... any suggestions for a canadian shop?

i agree with this reccomendation