cylinder head repair, what can be done?

[lil bubba]

theres a machine shop in the s curve in harahan i used to use for aluminum heads and other work. From the looks of that i'd buy a new head or new motor depending on what you want to spend for the age of the motor. You can have them set the valves or get some compound and take your time and do it yourself. I done it on kawasaki twin cylinders with a simple suction cup tool . I recently put a new head on a 70 yam. and between that and gaskets , new headbolts it ain't cheap......If i had to pay someone to do it i would have bought another motor.

[keakar]

Originally Posted by lil bubba

theres a machine shop in the s curve in harahan i used to use for aluminum heads and other work. From the looks of that i'd buy a new head or new motor depending on what you want to spend for the age of the motor. You can have them set the valves or get some compound and take your time and do it yourself. I done it on kawasaki twin cylinders with a simple suction cup tool . I recently put a new head on a 70 yam. and between that and gaskets , new headbolts it ain't cheap......If i had to pay someone to do it i would have bought another motor.

yep, I priced out the parts I need to just replace the head gaskets and the new gasket kit and seals, o-rings, and everything to put it all back together will run around $250

a new head costs $1,700 and its bare so you need to install everything and lap the valves and shim the cams and all that it will be around 6 hours labor charge minimum so for the new parts and the labor to swap everything to the new head plus the cost of the new head, it would be in the $2,500+ range in price plus the gaskets mentioned above brings it to $2,750 plus taxes would put it near $3,000 for everything. its just not worth it.

I guess i'll just have to sell off all the rest of the good parts and get what I can for them. might get more then I would for the whole motor if it was in working order.

Originally Posted by weedeater

Why not change the piston? I am having a shop change a piston and sleeve in my Suzuki

ummm, this is about the head not the pistons, there is nothing wrong with the pistons