Just picked up a lq4 off of craigslist and of courrse when i pull the heads i find pieces of metal debris in 2 of the cylinders, looked like washers. Luckily the cylinder walls are fine and i dont need the pistons but the head is damaged. Looking for opinions on if its fine to run, if its worth having a machine shop check it over or if i should just start looking for a head. Thanks

 

Take them to a machine shop; have them cleaned and pressure tested. If they say they're good, then run them.

While they're there, I'd recommend a resurfacing and valve job, but that's just me.

 

They don't look damaged in the usual sense of the word. Just a little dinged up in the chambers which can be smoothed out. But as said, let a pro inspect it let him have the final word.

 

Ive got one lonesome 317 head sitting in my garage.... not sure where your located but how does $50+ shipping sound?

 

Well it's kinda hard to tell from the pictures but it appears you couple deep nick's in the top pic lower chamber peak and bottom pic one at 5:30 some of than will come out with a mill.But I would have those two spots welded then polish and soften the Chambers and you should be good.