AMC heads or Rebuild, Whats the best route to take |
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AMC heads or Rebuild, Whats the best route to take |
catsltd |
Oct 14 2015, 08:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 181 Joined: 7-June 15 From: Calgary Alberta Member No.: 18,814 Region Association: None |
My tired 1.8L needs some work.
Car sat for 15 years,there is oil leaking out of every where. Got to start somewhere Soooooooooooooo. Should I order new AMC heads cost about $900:00 dollars. OR Should I pull my 100,000 mile heads and get them rebuilt. Looking to save time as well as hassles of dealing with old rusted parts. I have been working really hard on fixing the car. But I have found as soon as you pull something apart,it leads to a never ending trail of more things that should be fixed as well. I dont want to rebuild for 2 years,so thats what I am looking at. Appreciate your advice and suggestions. Thanks. |
catsltd |
Oct 16 2015, 07:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 181 Joined: 7-June 15 From: Calgary Alberta Member No.: 18,814 Region Association: None |
I cant ship my heads to the USA, exchange rate and duty,might as well buy a complete new car.
I do know a good head re builder in Calgary,hes old school so hes probably done more 1960@70 heads than anything newer. I will email Andrew and see who he recommends. I would not rule out shipping them to you Mark,at least you are in Canada. Im worried about the valve seats,seems that is the part that will give me the biggest problems. I will do a leak down test as well and see what that tells me. look forward to working on fixing the leaks through the winter. my cold compression numbers areall around 110 ,but until I do a leak down test I wont know where to go. Thanks for the advice,if theres 1 thing I have figured out,is this is the place to get good advice. |
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