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Rebuilding head...ok to reuse valves??

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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 10:45 AM
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Default Rebuilding head...ok to reuse valves??

hey, i overreved my motor and now im gettin it redone... i bent some valves, not sure how many yet... but i wana know is it ok to reuse the ones i didnt bent?? i dont have the pockets to just do them "just cuz the heads already off and im in there already so i might as well"... so could i reuse em without any problems??
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 11:38 AM
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if the valves aren't bent, there's no reason you can't reuse them.
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 11:41 AM
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you can reuse the ones in good shape with no problems, but I would recommend replacing the valve guides as long as you have it all apart. the stock ones arent the strongest in the world, and if they are bad you will have blow-by and leakdown.
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 11:53 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Damon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> but I would recommend replacing the valve guides as long as you have it all apart. the stock ones arent the strongest in the world, and if they are bad you will have blow-by and leakdown.</TD></TR></TABLE>

where and how much do they cost??
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 11:53 AM
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how would they be bad?? the motor has 30k on it so would they be bad from the bent valves... most important how much?
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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you can reuse the valves, but if your going to be building this car to go fast, replacing now would be your best bet while you go the head off. Make sure whoever is doing it reseats all the valves properly.
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 12:32 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by godnf8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Make sure whoever is doing it reseats all the valves properly. </TD></TR></TABLE>

How would you go about doing that?
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 12:55 PM
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ok thanks guys
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 01:15 PM
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Yeah, you can reuse them no problem. Just not the seals. I would recommend some light weight valves, or titanium.
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 02:06 PM
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yea im gettin new seals at like 11cents each i could do that
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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im in the process of gettin my head rebuilt, what kind of valves should i get and where should i look to get them from?
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