Removing gasket from AL heads
What's the trick? I got a glued on head gasket on a 50 year old AL head and I dont want to wire wheel it for obvious reasons. Plastic spatula isn't making a dent in this gasket. Do i resort to a metal spatula or is there a spray you use to dissolve the gasket, like the old days that is AL safe? Must repair this head anyway, blown gasket eroded fire ring. TIG it back to height and skim cut it? Can't take too much off it due to its design. Iirc it's limit is only .010 (.254mm) as they sell a .010 head shim for this reason.
What's the trick? I got a glued on head gasket on a 50 year old AL head and I dont want to wire wheel it for obvious reasons. Plastic spatula isn't making a dent in this gasket. Do i resort to a metal spatula or is there a spray you use to dissolve the gasket, like the old days that is AL safe? Must repair this head anyway, blown gasket eroded fire ring. TIG it back to height and skim cut it? Can't take too much off it due to its design. Iirc it's limit is only .010 (.254mm) as they sell a .010 head shim for this reason.
