Crack between valves on 799 heads
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I was looking to get a set of 799 heads that have been worked over. Then found out that one has a crack between the valve seats. Heard its pretty common. So I figured I'd just pickup one head and have him work it over to match the non cracked head. Well I get it home and it also has barely noticeable cracks also. I'd venture to say there is a lot of vehicles out there running g around with heads that have this hair crack. Is this a common thing? It will be on a fairly stock bottom end with a ms4 cam. Is this a OK thing to run? I hear mixed ideas. Thanks for your time
Jimmy
Jimmy
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Man I've wondered the same thing. Even on eBay there is a store that has about 5 sets and they either have the crack or a broken bolt somewhere. I just went ahead and hopped on the 243's instead
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I would have him do that before you buy them, but that's just me. If he has the paperwork from the machine shop showing they checked out good and are ready to bolt on, then you're good to go. Whether he pays to have it done, or you do, I'd rather him do it while they are still in his possession, as opposed to you buying them, having them checked, then heaven forbid something's wrong because at that point, the sale has been completed and you may not get your money back.
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I would have him do that before you buy them, but that's just me. If he has the paperwork from the machine shop showing they checked out good and are ready to bolt on, then you're good to go. Whether he pays to have it done, or you do, I'd rather him do it while they are still in his possession, as opposed to you buying them, having them checked, then heaven forbid something's wrong because at that point, the sale has been completed and you may not get your money back.