I need some help, please, to assess the condition of the head sealing surface of the original KS alusil cylinders from my 83 SC engine...
The engine of my SC targa is currently on an engine stand in my garage. I have just installed new steel Head Studs to replace all of the dilaver studs, eight of which were snapped. This is the first time the heads were ever removed from this engine. Before I tackle the re-assembly, the only concern I have is whether or not the cylinder to head sealing surface will be adequate. Unfortunately, the broken head studs caused the heads to beat against the lower edge of some of the cylinders. I have reached out to CGARR on this forum for his help to assess the condition of my heads. But I am not sure what I should do with my cylinders. Three or four of the cylinders have obvious damage to the head sealing surface. See below picture of the worst of them (this happens to be cylinder #5). My SC engine, of course, uses sealing rings. Most of the original sealing rings were banged up and broken at their lower edge but the area of each cylinder BENEATH the sealing ring seems to be in good shape. Also, the metal circle INSIDE of the sealing ring does not seem to be damaged in any of these cylinders. All of the damage seems to be focused on the metal circle that is OUTSIDE of the sealing ring. Essentially, the inner 2/3rds of the cylinder sealing surface appears (to me) to be OK. But the outer 1/3rd of the sealing surface is damaged.
Bottom line... Based on what you see in the below picture and what I have described, might i be able to re-use these cylinders? They are in good shape otherwise.
thank you,
George
