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Dig

10-15-2003 19:07:19




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I just called a local machine shop to day on getting new valves, seats,spings etc. they shot me a price around 500 dollars is this a reasonable price? This seems hight to me but this is the first time haveing a head reworked.




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Gary_N_WV

10-17-2003 11:10:57




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
$175 to $200 too much !



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pete

10-16-2003 08:14:38




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
just had my 41 h head completely redone,new
valves ,,guides--cost 235.00



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Andy

10-15-2003 22:17:35




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
I spent $287 for all new valves and a few other repairs.... here in Central Calif.



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Slowpoke

10-16-2003 01:04:22




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 Re: Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Andy, 10-15-2003 22:17:35  
Andy...Where in Central Ca? I had a Super A head with two used valves done for $90 in Livingston.
Well, it was only 10 years ago....



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Jonesy

10-15-2003 20:59:50




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
Took a SH head in to a Napa. Cost after new valves, seats and keepers + milling was $250 here in TX.



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Red Rider

10-15-2003 19:54:21




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
I have rebuilt many heads myself and also had them done by professionals when I just did not have the time. A professional shop charges about 50 bucks an hour so with parts and labor it would not take long to rack up 500 dollars. One very imnportant item to look at is the quality of head after rebuild. Do you want the head magnafluxed to make sure there are no cracks? Do you want the head to be decked to make sure is is flat? Do you want the intake/exhaust surface machined to make sure it is flat? To me there is a lot more to rebuilding a head that valves, seats and guides. Remember you gets what you pay for.

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RO

10-15-2003 19:19:39




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
A 560D head rework with new valve guides and roughly half the valves replaced, valves ground, two new seats and head surfaced cost me $580 last spring in Kansas.



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bindernut

10-15-2003 19:18:05




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
$500 is way too high. If they aren't bad, I wouldn't get new valves & seats. Just get them reground. I also wouldn't pay the machinist to remove & install the springs. You can rent or borrow a valve spring compressor for less than he'll want for labor.



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Farmer Bob

10-15-2003 19:18:00




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 Re: cost in rebuilding a head in reply to Dig, 10-15-2003 19:07:19  
That seems a bit high to me as well, Mine usually have run about $275-300 unless there was a lot of cracks to weld up. Better shop around.



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