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Originally Posted by Walt Fricke
Pulling the heads off is the biggest labor time consumer of a rebuild, at least if you have to deal with the valves and have to pull the rockers. Once you are that far, the extra time for splitting the case is pretty small.
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For me it's not really about the time to split the case but the time it takes to get everything clean to give yourself the best possible chance of a good seal when things go back together. That and the time you have to get everything back together before the sealant tacks up. Before I decide to split the case I figure I'll have a look at the rod bearings. If everything looks good I'll just go back in with new bolts. But again I have a lot of time to read and change my mind several times between now and next Spring.