Cause theres all kinds of psychos and rapists on the internet...nah but reeally Im in eastern Pa I think Ive mentioned that before maya sw ell say Philly area I can be in Philly relative;y quick and easy. sav efor the traffic. I also frequent Harrisburgh and Lancaster county. Ive been everywhere man..but no etere are parts of Pa that are like a different state LOL!
Valve guides really need a machine to install to do them right. You bore the guide hole, install the guide, machine or ream to the correct size and check to make sure the valve is seated properly. After guides you should have the valves and seats ground to make sure it is all correct.
I have read about that if the guide isnt reamed straight the head is toast etc. I beleive there is no way to do it freehand hnece that Lisle 59000 tool that noone can find I beleive that trues it up for reaming. In reality I beleive the cost of the tools wouldnt be worth it unless I was to start doing heads as in quite a few sets over time etc. I have a 340 bottom end tahts just about together and a set of 1.88 heads ready to go but really want my set of 2.02's redone. Time to ante up I suppose.
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Do it right and do it once.
Yup thats it . cant find one for sale anywhere...
Stop looking. Lisle hasn't made that for decades. No replacement parts are available. Unless you are getting into the cylinder head reconditioning business, do yourself a favor and have a machine shop do it. Don't half *** it by doing it yourself.
I have to say I agree...so many stock heads out there that need rebuilding though but they are getting old also. Im fortunate that I have a decent set of x heads and two sets of j's my last set of Js need redone Ill spring for that ( Im thinking 700 bucks in todays money) then have 3 sets that work. Thing that is unfortunate is who would pay 750 for redone J's ? mayve in 5 years or so...
Yes that s always a consideration. Il take all the unwanted X and J's though ...I wonder how many are getting scrapped because noone around rebuilds them. I just called the machine shop guy says hes swamped and I can drop them off but no telling when hell get to them...amazing LOL! Im pretty sure Im in the ball park with my estimate of $700 get me some 2.02 J's get mey spare 340 together then I can retire
gotta do it while I have the money LOL! He will do everything though resurface ,valve guides, valve seat etc. Plus clean them for repaint. In all actuality $700 isnt bad in 2024...
We are down to one here in town. They are performance oriented so they do the IMCA stock car Chevy engines. Tom bought out another shop and got a lot of nice equipment including the dyno and the previous owner to run it. There is another one man shop 15 miles away that did my 273. He does nice work and has newer equipment. They are getting few and far between.
