Rebuildable/machineable head? (post catastrophic failure)
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Rebuildable/machineable head? (post catastrophic failure)
OK, so engine had a failure on #2 and I'm guessing that when piston #2 pulled a Houdini, various fragments made their way up the intake valves, like little metal salmon wanting to have hot sexy time, and were then ingested into the nearby cylinder. Those little *****. Anyway. I've never had to send a head off for work and wanted to get you gays' opinions on the value of this head. Cams and such up top look fine. Like, what might be a fair asking price and what kinda costs would it take to make this a usable piece.
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Most of that damage will come off with a surface, at least the flat part on either side of the valves. A little wire wheel action will take care of the rest.
To give you an idea on price, my head guy charged us $225 for a compression grind, valve grind, valve seal replacement, and a very good cleaning.
I'm guessing this head would cost the same, maybe $50 more for a combustion bowl clean up, and of course the cost of new valves. Then the head is semi useless until you shim the valve lifters, and/or disclose that loudly in any f/s thread. You'll probably be able to shuffle the shims around until one cam is good, but the other cam is $50 for the next owner to finish.
To give you an idea on price, my head guy charged us $225 for a compression grind, valve grind, valve seal replacement, and a very good cleaning.
I'm guessing this head would cost the same, maybe $50 more for a combustion bowl clean up, and of course the cost of new valves. Then the head is semi useless until you shim the valve lifters, and/or disclose that loudly in any f/s thread. You'll probably be able to shuffle the shims around until one cam is good, but the other cam is $50 for the next owner to finish.
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