Nov 4, 2016 · Cast iron engine blocks are mostly used in luxury diesel turbo/super- charged vehicles to increase reliability. It is twice more expensive to manufacture engines with cast iron than aluminum.

Feb 23, 2016 · A stronger cast iron engine block would be an advantage in some special circumstance where the engine is limited by part strength instead of knock, such as a low compression forced …

Jun 3, 2015 · Getting rid of those deposits is tedious but not difficult: Drain the coolant and flush with tap water (dispose of the coolant safely!) Fill the cooling system with about two cups of liquid dishwasher …

Dec 3, 2017 · From what I can tell by reading, aluminium engine blocks are more thermally efficient than cast iron blocks - but it also seems that aluminium is more thermally conductive than iron. That seems

How should I clean my cylinder head and engine block contact surfaces before a head gasket change? There is residue paint from the old gasket on both the head and block side. Should I do it caref...

Furthermore, if the block is made of cast iron and the head is aluminum there is a good chance that by torquing down the new aluminum head to a non-level cast iron block deck you have misshaped the …

It would be helpful to know what engine you are rebuilding but if the repair guide suggests machining the cylinder head only then I suspect that your engine has an alloy cylinder head and a cast iron engine …

Feb 22, 2018 · The head I can manage to sort out but having the cast iron block resurfaced as well poses some logistical problems - never mind the added expense. I can remove the head and take it …

May 30, 2017 · This engine's (Skoda Estelle/120, 70s, RWD, rear mounted engine) head is cast iron, the block is aluminium and I'm checking it's flatness. What would be the correct flatness clearance …

Jun 10, 2015 · @amphibient - The engine block heats to about 240° when up to temperature. The exhaust manifolds heat to around 1100-1200°. There is coolant in the heads which keeps the heat …