Allowable warpage face of block .010

Face of cylinder head
Max allowable warpage per ft of length .008
Max surface grind from orig surface to correct warpage .020
Min distance from face to flat surface at combustion chamber .707

from GMC Maint Manual 47-54 Models 100-400 p 221 and 222.


"Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing." - Ralph Waldo Emerson