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Head Pitting
Hello everyone I'm new to this forum but, I have been reading it for quite a while now
I'm in the process of restoring my 86 f250 which has a 6.9 in it. I had to get a new head because my old one is shot. Today I got the head I had ordered and it has pits all around the valves on one cylinder of it, but none of the pits are where a gasket would be in contact. So the question is, is it okay to run the head I got or should I return it. I will post pictures later if anyone wants to see.
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I'm in the process of restoring my 86 f250 which has a 6.9 in it. I had to get a new head because my old one is shot. Today I got the head I had ordered and it has pits all around the valves on one cylinder of it, but none of the pits are where a gasket would be in contact. So the question is, is it okay to run the head I got or should I return it. I will post pictures later if anyone wants to see.
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well the thing is, it may well pass all inspections and have absolutely nothing wrong with it.
but i still would not use it. it almost looks like it sucked a valve and the piston beat the snot out of the head with the valve stem.
but i still would not use it. it almost looks like it sucked a valve and the piston beat the snot out of the head with the valve stem.
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Personally I think it should not have been rebuilt to.start with. It should have never left the plant regardless. Even if it passed all their tests how long would it run after u put a load on it and climes a hill and egts hit 900 or 1000 before one of the pits became a large crack?
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