Block is normally a thousandth per cylinder. The block is much harder to warp. So normally on a 5 cylinder I'll see 2-3 thousandths max if any. The head is normally out 6 thou unless its been overheated. There are machining notches in the head- recessed areas that you should not cut past. If the he...

I know most motors have a range. General rule of thumb I've heard is no more than .003 on a v8. And no more than .005 on a inline 6. I've never heard anything about an aluminum block inline 5....

Was fluids mixed? OP said he bought it so I imagine he doesn't know the history. Besides that's not what he asked about. You are correct, i dont know much about the history other than it overheated and was taken to a garage. There was no coolant in the oil when i bought it, but there was plenty of ...

I apologize if this has been covered but I haven't been able to find anything by searching. I bought a 95' 850 Wagon (88k, 5 speed swapped) for $200 that needed a head gasket (due to overheating). I tore it down and measured the head at .024 out lengthwise. From what I have found on this site, that ...

Do you still have the head available?