I did the tear down on my engine and the block looks to be solid so I'm just gonna stick with the 318. I ran into a little problem when taking valve springs off. The outer port where the spring sits is cracked. I was wondering if anyone had the same problem. Do I need to get a new set of heads or is this something that could be repaired?
Very probably not any problem. A new valve guide insert was installed at some point and the remaining meat in the guide boss cracked. Probably can be left as is, but ask the shop. Were there rotators under the exhaust valve springs?
