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K-Jet head ID 200 1981

posted by  Volvodad on  Tue May 11 07:25 CST 2004
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I agree with vvpete - if you are certain that your head is bad, get a junkyard head (with a guarantee that it's not cracked or warped badly) and have it rebuilt by a good shop. I'd say that leaves out the shop that said they were doing you a favor at $800.

I had my son's B21F head rebuilt after discovering a stripped plug hole not long after purchasing the car. A specialist cyl. head shop did a great job - including welding up and rethreading the plug hole so nicely that you cannot tell there was ever a problem. The head's deck was skimmed .010 for flatness, three-angle valve job, all new seals, etc. etc. Valve clearances were all set at the maximum allowance of .018 and they tightened up a little after 1000mi. The point is that this was an expert shop. They charged $250.
(Central Coast Cylinder Heads, Atascadero, CA)
--
Bob (81-244GL B21F, 83-244DL B23F, 94-944 B230FD; plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, MGB, and numerous old motorcycles)






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