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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snowbound" data-source="post: 14624" data-attributes="member: 2963">Heads got torn down to do valve seals and a lap job. Figured I might as well since it’s apart. I would never put the beads back on one of my vehicles without a valve job and seals at the very least. This is the old lady’s daily driver so I’m gonna do at least that. My vehicles get 3 angle valve jobs, heads surfaced to at least a 10ma for MLS head gaskets and a port/polish job if not already done. Lol. If I put this Nox together without going a little further and not painting hard parts she would look at me like I treat her like a red headed step child. Anyway, pic time. [ATTACH=full]1402[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1403[/ATTACH]And of course new head bolts are required for this. [ATTACH=full]1404[/ATTACH]I had a little oopsy last night. I was removing springs and valves and had one compressed and removed a keeper from the retainer and heard the dog barking. I ran to the garage door thinking someone let her out and didn’t put her on her hook, but she was just barking to go in. When I turned back to get to the head, the valve spring compressor slipped off the retainer and the spring, retainer and one keeper went flying across the garage. I found the spring and retainer but that little keeper is MIA. I had to stop at dealership today after work and pick up another one. I grabbed 4 just so I have extras. $2.48 each. Didn’t think that was too awful considering I seen them listed online for $8 each. So now I’m lapping valves, putting seals in and reassembling. Should be ready to go back together by 2mrw. I haven’t come up with anything on the head surface. Gonna play with it tonight before I call it and may end up epoxying it flat and calling it a day. Not sure what else to do. I asked a couple techs that were at the dealership but they had no idea without looking at it. To be continued...........Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</blockquote>

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