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9 bent valves, should I rebuild it or buy another head???

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#1 ·
Ok guys I got the head off and there are 9 bent valves total, intake and exhause:( should I just replace the bent valves and get new gaskets and seals or should I just buy another head???? Help me decide, I think rebuilding it will be cheaper in $$$$$...
thanks:)
-Jake
 
#7 ·
unless you have a balancer you wont know exactly how many valves you have bent...and they are a pain in the ass to change...I would recomend taking it to a machine shop after you have it bare...let them take out all the valves and grind them and check to see what is straight and what is not..I took mine in thinking 4 bent valves and turned out to be 14...so dont take chances..you are also looking at about 150.00 for felpro gasket set..and OEM valves around 10-12 bucks each...

good luck and find a dsm friendly machiner!!!!

Bryan