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Originally posted by 00G
I saw a few heads for salein thepartstrader.com .
You could replace the valves only, but must re-seat the valves by having the valves/seats ground together. The seats don't usually need replacing unless they are severely damaged. Usually some lapping would be fine.
Whether you should or shouldn't change the head is up to you. Which ever is more cost effective.... You could get the other head, bolt it on and repair your other one or just have head work done then sell the head that you replaced the damaged one with. A good complete head should be @ $3-500. I am planning to buy a motor, so if you can wait on the head, I'll sell you one for $4-500 depending on the one I recieve's condition. It will either be my stock 2000 or a 1999 head.....
As far as replacing the valves, it would start with a new set to replace the damaged ones. It it rides and sits straight, then lap the valves/seats. If they are loose in the valve guides (pretty unlikely) then change the guides. You could pull the good valves off of the good cylinder/s and install them on the damaged side to check for leaks. The guides and seats are pretty hard, so if you're lucky, there will be no unrepairable damage.....HTH
Don't worry about destroying your motor every now and then, just be sure to have alternative transportation and the damage not too severe, hehehe.....
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Thanks for the help. Like ya said, I'll just go by whichever is more cost effective. I'll let ya know what I find out this weekend.
Quaalude - I wasn't sure if I could use an H22A1 head or not on my block? Since I can get one of those for pretty cheap. Can I?
