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[Billdozer2]

(02-27-2017 )earnies2 Wrote:  

(02-26-2017 )Billdozer2 Wrote:  I'm with Rawze. With the amount of miles you have on that truck, I'd replace the head with a NEW one. I think you are asking for trouble placing new valves into an old head. Probably be the same amount of money, no?

i am replacing all the valves seats and guides so the only thing i am using is the casting and the casting is fine, it will be like a new head not a rebuilt with regrind valves the shop that is dooing the work has a machine shop on site.. the truck only has 560k on it and this head has been replaced by the previous owner or WERNER i didn't know this when i bought the truck. but after i bought it and cleaned the motor i noticed it then...

Ahh. I thought you were up in the 600k mileage range. I couldn't remember your mileage when I came by months ago.

I don't know. All the stories that I have seen on this forum, if I ever have a head/valve issue, I'm replacing with a NEW head instead of rebuilding the one that is there. I think the cost is about the same. Maybe not. But that's just me.