i found a b16 head for 250 but the kid blew a bearing and blew the piston damaged the head he said he knows a machine shop that will fix it for 75...im not a gear head so i need some help,does it really cost that much to fix? is it worth buying the head? can it even b fixed?


Modified by 11mastamind11 at 11:12 PM 11/9/2005

 

blew a bearing where....? in the bottom end? if so then the head should be fine

 

no in the head, im only buying the head

 

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<FONT SIZE="9">LOL</FONT>

 

what bearing can blow in the head besides messing up one of the caps

 

my fault, a piston bearing blew it scratched the top of the head so the kid can get it shaved for 75$ is it worth it, i think this should clear things up, like i said im not a gear head lol so work with me

 

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so the mating surface(headgasket area) is scratched, so how deep is it? can you feel it when you scrap it with you finger nail? but yea if it isnt to bad you can get it shaved.

 

i havent seen the head myself, how deep can it be? im buying it from some kid in jersey that my friend knows...im leaning more towards not buying it, seeing as how i cant tell how bad the damage is

 

My advice to you is to go with him to a machinist, and ask the machinist about getting the head milled (shaved, as you said). He'll be able to tell you for sure whether or not the head can be salvaged, it'll be hard for any of us here to tell you without pictures for reference, or at least a better description.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mjc1055 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My advice to you is to go with him to a machinist, and ask the machinist about getting the head milled (shaved, as you said). He'll be able to tell you for sure whether or not the head can be salvaged, it'll be hard for any of us here to tell you without pictures for reference, or at least a better description.</TD></TR></TABLE> was gonna tell hiim the same thing.

 

pics upon request i hope this will help in u helping me...





the rest have a few minor scratches on the outer lines dont kno if its bad

 

hell no.. $50 MAX.. that **** is F***** UP!!!!!!

stay away.. check ebay or here.. you can find a good one for cheaper than that.

 

He should give that to you. It's trash. You might get a few parts otherwise.
That head is from a blown motor.

 

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stay away..</TD></TR></TABLE>


OMG.....that thing you call a head should be blown up with dynomite, or at least it looks like somebody already tried that

 

that would cost a lot more than $75 to fix...

 

yea no a bearing or ring didnt blow to do that dammage....it looks like he dropped a valve. it will cost more than 75 bucks to repair that....id say find a different head

 

can u tell me roughly how much? more than 200 more than 300? because i was planning on porting and polishing the head too so i dont kno if that would make a dif. in the amount of work or watever.

 

i saw somewhere that a guy had damage like that and he sent it of to benson's to get it rewelded and blended and it cost like 300. then all the other charges...i think he spent like 1500 repairing the head and a P&P. that head isnt worth 250 man. id say your looking at atleast 5-600 more to get that head fixed

 

I have this rule not to buy anything defective. I say no.

 

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yea i think thats universal...lol, unless i want a project i dont buy anything i need to repair....or repair to the extent of what that head needs.

 

ITS A GONER!!!!

 

That head is done. You can find anouther b16 or gsr head in way way better condition. It would cost you some serious $$$ to get it fixed if that is even possible. Take some time and look around on ebay or on this site for a better one.

 

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yea i think thats universal...lol, unless i want a project i dont buy anything i need to repair....or repair to the extent of what that head needs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ok smart *** You know what I mean though. In retrospect, I was always worrying about how cheap I could get stuff for, or if its broken then I could fix it. Well I say to that idea because there would always be something else wrong for sure costing me even more time and money. If you want the best you can't go cheap ....unfortunately.

 

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Ok smart *** You know what I mean though. In retrospect, I was always worrying about how cheap I could get stuff for, or if its broken then I could fix it. Well I say to that idea because there would always be something else wrong for sure costing me even more time and money. If you want the best you can't go cheap ....unfortunately.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i wasnt trying to be a smart-***...lol, i was agreeing with you....if i dont fell like fixing anything i wont buy it.

 

Go find a good head. Theres no point in trying to revive that one. It's done. And I would suggest you don't ever deal with that guy you're dealing with now.