Cost to machine heads
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from what I understand to o-ring them can add a few hundred as well
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-2-Cyli...3-4952d0e3515a
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I bought these and had them checked and machined for O-rings. Mine were cracked so there was no saving them.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-2-Cyli...3-4952d0e3515a
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how much did it cost you to O-ring ?
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New heads from KDD are about twice that for the steel cast ones and for the aluminum ones your in for nearly $2975.
Here is the link
https://killdevildiesel.com/collections/6-0-powerstroke
Here is the link
https://killdevildiesel.com/collections/6-0-powerstroke
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Well, I just had ALL new guides AND valve seats installed in my heads. That's 32 guides and seats. Valves were ground and reused along with the springs and keepers. Then they were surfaced and reassembled with Fel Pro valves stem seals I supplied from my top end gasket set. All for 1843.00 bucks. They were NOT ringed. B.
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Having seats installed into heads escalates the price. Guides with regrinding the original seats back to concentricity aren't that bad. Installing seats and o-ringing the heads can vary in pricing depending on the shop, I wouldn't use a shop to machine for o-rings unless they have a good track record. $400 to 600 can get it done if everything is good to go, the stock seats and valves can be ground, and the springs are OK. My springs were at the high end of OE spec at 75k miles. The Ra might not be ideal.
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Having seats installed into heads escalates the price. Guides with regrinding the original seats back to concentricity aren't that bad. Installing seats and o-ringing the heads can vary in pricing depending on the shop, I wouldn't use a shop to machine for o-rings unless they have a good track record. $400 to 600 can get it done if everything is good to go, the stock seats and valves can be ground, and the springs are OK. My springs were at the high end of OE spec at 75k miles. The Ra might not be ideal.
interesting thanks , i am not too familiar with the inner workings of the head yet BUT i want to learn, im going to research a bit more to understand what you're saying.
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Well, I just had ALL new guides AND valve seats installed in my heads. That's 32 guides and seats. Valves were ground and reused along with the springs and keepers. Then they were surfaced and reassembled with Fel Pro valves stem seals I supplied from my top end gasket set. All for 1843.00 bucks. They were NOT ringed. B.
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New heads from KDD are about twice that for the steel cast ones and for the aluminum ones your in for nearly $2975.
Here is the link
https://killdevildiesel.com/collections/6-0-powerstroke
Here is the link
https://killdevildiesel.com/collections/6-0-powerstroke
oh helllll no
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i am assuming my stock heads are usable and the internal components are usable, Is it common that if the engine runs, it is safe to assume the existing heads are usable?
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the last thing i need is another thing to worry about right now , but lemme add that to the existing list
