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Has anyone dealt with Clearwater Cylinder Head, Inc. in Clearwater, FL? 850 1996

posted by  someone claiming to be Hugh on  Wed Jan 19 17:56 CST 2022 [RELATED]

Hello All,

As some of you may know from a prior post, at 430,000 miles, my 1996 850 GLT wagon (non-turbo with a 5-speed manual) has suffered (I believe) a burnt valve. Assuming I don't have to have the lower portion of the engine rebuilt (I have seen blue smoke coming from the exhaust as I accelerate, but I am hoping that is due to worn oil seals and not piston rings), I will probably at a minimum have to have the head redone. Klaus recommended Clearwater Cylinder Head, Inc. based in Florida, though he admitted he had never dealt with them. I put a call into C.C.H. and was advised for $600 they will shipped me a remanufactured head together with a prepaid return shipping label to ship by my old head back to them. If I don't return the head in 30 days, I will be charged a $200 core charge. If they don't have a Volvo head to match my 850, I can send them my old head and they will repair it and ship it back to me in approximately 14 days for $600. This sound like a very good service.

My question to the Volvo community is: Has anyone had any dealings with Clearwater Cylinder Head, Inc.?

Thanks in advance to all who reply.

Hugh








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    Has anyone dealt with Clearwater Cylinder Head, Inc. in Clearwater, FL? 850 1996

    posted by  will rehsper on  Thu Jan 27 08:33 CST 2022
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    Never had dealings with them, but I have vacationed in Clearwater. Nice place, Flying into/out of the Tampa airport is cheap and easy. We stuck to the beach mostly, but downtown is full of buildings owned by/associated with the church of scientology. Weird.

    $600 rebuilt head sounds like a great price. Too good to be true? Maybe check their reviews on Google.
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      Has anyone dealt with Clearwater Cylinder Head, Inc. in Clearwater, FL? 850 1996

      posted by  someone claiming to be Hugh on  Sun Feb 6 12:49 CST 2022 [RELATED]

      Will,


      Thank you for your reply. It was helpful and confirms the value of post queries on this website.

      Hugh







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