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Cylinder Head Assembly: Description and Operation

DESCRIPTION
The cylinder heads are made of semipermanent mold aluminum. The heads incorporate dual-quench combustion chambers. The valve guides are hardenable iron inserts. The valve seats are cast steel inserts, which are press fit into the cylinder head. A multi-layer steel type gasket is used between head and block. High turbulence cylinder heads allow a 9.6:1 compression ratio.