Dont have much money, just need a healthy running engine. Anything better than my 1.8 fi thats running on 3 cylinders with less than 100psi compression that burns oils like no tomorrow that had a valve drop.. so cal area preferably thanks

Least expensive way to go is replace the rings and do a valve job. If you do the work your self you could probably keep it under $1000. There is another post for dome 1.8 heads that might be better than yours with a dropped seat.

or maybe someone that can rebuild mine for 1k or less?

Do you have an idea how much it would cost to have the heads rebuilt? I have a set of mahle pistons stored somewhere

I have a 1.8L long block available. It came out of a running car and it still rotates ... Should be good for parts, or a base for a rebuild.

Would $75. fit in your budget?

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