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Black and Blue
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Location: Austin, TX USA - Ya'll
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Can the heads be rebuilt with basic tools? Can it be a DIY job?
Just wondering if anyone has attempted to rebuild their heads themselves...im searching but not finding a decent thread.
Thanks!
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10-22-2013, 08:06 AM
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Depending on the condition of your heads ,which in itself requires a great deal of previous head rebuilding experience ,you need a machine shops tools . I think the answer is that you can't do it with wrenches and screwdrivers.
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10-22-2013, 08:15 AM
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Removing the springs/valves just takes a spring compressor. Pressing in/out guides, seats, lapping valves, measuring everything and most importantly, resurfacing the mating surfaces would be far far more involved. I would most certainly not attempt this. My heads are presently being fully rebuilt. I supplied the remainder of the labor to get them on/off the car.
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10-22-2013, 08:36 AM
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Heads require a machine shop to grind the valves, valve seats, remove/install valve guides and set valve install height.
Assembly and disassembly can be done with a few special tools that aren't expensive or hard to come by (ie valve spring compressor).
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10-22-2013, 08:39 AM
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Black and Blue
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i just remember a friends uncle who was somehow working the valves in an old ford back in the day. Like warming your hands with a suction cup thingy on the valve. I guess that was lapping the valve... for some reason, there arent too many threads on the actual process for 911's.
I've currently taken on a project motor that has been disassembled for head stud replacement but never put back together. the PO believes the motor had 92,000 miles on it. How many miles are these heads good for and what are the drawbacks if the heads have been sitting in a box for 10 years? can anything dry-rot in there? I was hoping to clean these up and install without having to get them rebuilt. I guess I need to get more information on how to inspect the heads while everything is laid out. any links appreciated.
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10-22-2013, 10:11 AM
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35 years, you need a valve job. Guides are usually gone before 90K, all 12 of them. See it all the time and guides are the weakest point of the original heads.
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10-22-2013, 10:42 AM
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Can you - yes. All the tools are readily available to do it at home. Is it worth it? No. You'll spend more money buying the tools than having someone do it. Plus, it's one of the situations that if you have to ask the question, you shouldn't be doing it.
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10-22-2013, 10:53 AM
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