Cylinder head resurfaced in the Backyard? This guy is a genius!!

I end up having a blown head gasket on a car I have, i ended up resurfacing the cylinder head at home to both save time and money rather than bringing to a machine shop and having to wait up to 2 weeks before i get it, and i figured someone out there would like to see it being done at home in the backyard.

[@dangerdoberman]

Just did this to the heads on my 97 Blazer. Perfect!

[@e-racer4673]

Take an old treadmill an electric one, get you a thick piece of flat steel the same length of the treadmill run your belt that you get made over the top of the steel and run a hose pipe over it or a garden hose with water and maybe put a little soap in it. You could use a parts washer pump and recycle the water if you wanted too it works great. just do not get carried away and cut way too much off of a head you need to mic it first. Whatever it is, you are resurfacing just make sure you do not cut too much off of it because it will do it really quick and that also depends on what grit sandpaper you are using.

[@generalgen1542]

For taking off the exhaust manifold just heat them enough with a propane torch so the heat can expand the screw and get it to loosen easier

[@Michjak91]

Spoko, Kolejnym razem zanim zaczniesz to pomaluj powierzchnię czarnym nie zmywalnym markerem, będzie widać górki i dołki gdzie zbiera a gdzie jeszcze nie.

[@sangkang6294]

Nothing like some little elbow grease.

[@aaronlive15]

I can see by the comments that this isn't a video for those guys whose mommy cut the crust off of their bread

[@williamallen7836]

Hahaha love that description!!

[@stoneyswolf]

Good idea only thing that would be better is making the sanding surface bigger so the head can be turned sideways to get a cross hatch pattern an help get a more uniform flat surface.

[@thatguysgarage323]

I get that. But had to work with what I had. And I was making sure I was turning it side to side to make sure it was getting a cross hatch. May of not looked like it but I was turning it as I was going to

[@robertbarnhardt9792]

Where is the shade tree

[@thatguysgarage323]

Out front it’s massive and I’m blessed because of it. But also I have a garage so that helps to

[@DanielJohnson-ec8rk]

What grit did you finish with? 80 is too course for finished product

[@thatguysgarage323]

120 grit

[@conmanumber1]

Why not 800 to 1000?.

[@ricardobarrios4159]

@@conmanumber1 It's important not to leave a mirror finish, the surface that 120 or 200 grit sand paper leaves actually helps "bite" the gasket:

[@danielweisman496]

Thanks for the video! What was the yellow attachment on the drill you used?

[@phiksit]

Roloc bristle pad

[@thatguysgarage323]

Didn’t know this existed until I stepped on the tool truck. One of the best things I found out about.

[@DavidKrane-k1p]

This will work if you are in an apocalypse type scenario if every machine shop in the world ceased to exist

[@RobertMorris-l3l]

Why pay 200-500 a head when you can do it at home for 25 to 50 dollars be realistic sometimes people don't have that kinda money

[@troybrake5686]

​@@RobertMorris-l3lI can afford a machine shop but I'm still gonna do this, be just fine!

[@philliphall5198]

Where did you get the roll of sand paper ??? Thanks 🙏

[@thatguysgarage323]

Amazon and it’s 3m which sticks and works the best

[@thatguysgarage323]

I did 80 grit and then when it got closer I used 120 to finish it up

[@gregbusick8833]

Is that a dual OHC engine? If so, what is the make and model? THX

[@thatguysgarage323]

It was the 2012 dodge avenger 2.4l engine

[@jimwoods5235]

Please just take to a decent machine shop, this is stupid.

[@thatguysgarage323]

Thanks I appreciate the advice. While your at it let me know more thanks

[@laserfalcon]

Have done something similar many times and never once had issues, just use common sense, Take your time

[@AbolfzlAkser-u7w]

انگلیسی بلد نیستم بنویسم یکی.بگه این کاغد سمباده چی هسته ولی چی میزد روی کاغذ و میکشید لطفا جواب بدین

[@conmanumber1]

Hello from Oamaru Sth island New Zealand. Do you advise to dress head gasket with Hylomar spray on prior to installation?. I'm replacing a gasket on my 2012 Nissan Navara D40 St-X Diesel common rail turbo engine

[@bobirving6052]

I didn’t hear if hylomar here. We don’t have Nissan diesels either. We do have copper spray gasket which is good on MLS (steel) head gaskets.

[@robertoudokrapf453]

OLÁ. Pelo que vejo, não sabes nem o que estás fazendo.

[@wukawak1057]

Tu madre

[@clep2009]

How do you ensure that the surface where you put the sandpaper is perfectly flat? Because if not, I think the whole thing is meaningless.

[@thatguysgarage323]

Yea I should of put that part in the video of me checking the head with a flat edge but didn’t get a chance to

[@bobirving6052]

The fact that it works every time should be enough proof. Probably even better than theories about checking flatness.

[@russell62790]

The glass plate is the perfect flat surface. Like he said, needs to be a certain thickness so it doesn't bend or warp.

[@Crabchann]

How long did the sanding process take you?

[@thatguysgarage323]

About 3 hours tops with breaks.

[@Crabchann]

@@thatguysgarage323 thanks for guiding me. Im gonna sand my head aswell. I was able to get a 1/2 17 x 36 scrap glass from a glass shop for free. Let’s see how this goes