Hot tank head question
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Hot tank head question
Well my friend said he can hot tank my z6 head I came up on and I was wondering would it dry out the seals or what and would it be alright just to put it in there without dissasembling it???
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i have the same exact question. What did you finally decide to do? Anyone else care to chime in on this topic?
The head i snagged from the junkyard DEFINITELY needs to be hot tanked.. I just want to know if i have to remove the entire valvetrain, or if i can just drop it in as it sits.. valves and springs and cam and all.
Anyone also care to comment on the cost? i know hot tanking is not that expensive, but if the head needs to be dissasembled, should i get it done at the shop? or should i dissasemble it myself and then take it in?
The head i snagged from the junkyard DEFINITELY needs to be hot tanked.. I just want to know if i have to remove the entire valvetrain, or if i can just drop it in as it sits.. valves and springs and cam and all.
Anyone also care to comment on the cost? i know hot tanking is not that expensive, but if the head needs to be dissasembled, should i get it done at the shop? or should i dissasemble it myself and then take it in?
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Re: Hot tank head question (yz125rider21)
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ROFL @ laziness.
hottanking is for disassembled heads. so you can start off with a clean base when rebuilding.
ROFL @ laziness.
hottanking is for disassembled heads. so you can start off with a clean base when rebuilding.
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Re: Hot tank head question (STREETWERKZ)
my main issue is not laziness but in cost of the operation.. I dont want to pay a shop for anything i can do before or after the hot tank, but since i have never done this before, there are some questions i have about it.
the questions i have are:
1. do i need to pay the shop to re-seat the valves? or as long as i keep everything in the right order i dont have to worry about it. As far as i can tell, it does not appear that any of the valves are bent.
2. i intend to replace valve guide seals as well, is this something i can do, or should the shop do it?
I can afford to buy any hand tool that would be required to do the job, so pretend that isnt an issue. I would rather pay to have the tool then pay the machien shop to do the work for me, if at all possible.
sorry for all the noob questions, but i dont really have anyone around me that i can ask questions like this to.. so i have to ask H-T...
the questions i have are:
1. do i need to pay the shop to re-seat the valves? or as long as i keep everything in the right order i dont have to worry about it. As far as i can tell, it does not appear that any of the valves are bent.
2. i intend to replace valve guide seals as well, is this something i can do, or should the shop do it?
I can afford to buy any hand tool that would be required to do the job, so pretend that isnt an issue. I would rather pay to have the tool then pay the machien shop to do the work for me, if at all possible.
sorry for all the noob questions, but i dont really have anyone around me that i can ask questions like this to.. so i have to ask H-T...
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