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    Cylinder head - upper surface - flattening small nicks ?

    I have a GS550et 1980 bike.

    I note on my cylinder head face between the top and cylinder cam cover is nicked in areas.
    I am convinced i have a small oil leak on the cam cover and want to dot all the "i's" this time.
    - new gasket, dress it with wellseal ..... etc.

    How could i flatten these out ? should i even bother ?

    When i have taken my barrels and heads to a machine company to skim , to check they
    have quickly got a long file out and sort of brushed it over the faces a half dozen times
    to then test the degree of warpage (it gets a clean surface). doing this might even sort the nicks ?
    Should this be done - where do you get such a file ?
    UKJULES
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    Owner of following bikes:
    1980 Suzuki GS550ET
    1977 Yamaha RD 250D
    1982 Kawasaki GPZ 750 R1
    1980 Suzuki GSX 250E

    #2
    You can use a LITTLE high heat silicone.
    1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
    1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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