Chris,
All depends on your economic state of mind. You don't need to do a valve
job unless you catch one of the valve seats with your grinder, or unless you
want more air flow. It would seem to be academic that you would want to do
a valve job since your going to the trouble of cleaning up the bowls.
Regarding the seals, I would replace them. New valve seals will run fifty
couple dollars for both the intake and exhaust. I'm working my heads right
now, and I am replacing mine and they only have 53Kmi. on them. I would
rather spend the fifty couple bucks now, than have to take the covers and
rockers off later to replace them.
I'll agree with you, it is a loud and dirty job; heavy too. I'm stopping
tonight on the way home to purchase a new "decent" respriator and closed set
of goggles. Think I'm going to stick some plugs in my ears too! (Hello, did
you say something dear?) :'B
I do have a question for you. Are you reworking the cylinder domes as well
as your bowls? I was going to before I started, but now I'm not so sure
anymore.
Give me a holler if you have any questions, I'll try to help if I can.
Good-luck,
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Hannon [mailto:cannon@kansas.net]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:24 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: what to do after porting?
I'm kind of in the process of porting and polishing the cylinder heads
from the '95 360 I have. Its loud and dirty work and that's why it's
taking so long, I can't get myself to do it.
I have the exhaust bowls left on one cylinder head yet to do. Stopped
because my ears were ringing, hands were black, and I had a welt the
size of a silver dollar on my leg from the stinkin' horny cartridge roll
that thought it'd say hello, but missed, thank god.
I'm going to be using the stock valves when it all gets done. Would you
all recommend having a valve job done? How much should it cost? Should I
go ahead and replace the valve seals, too? Anything else?
TIA,
Chris Hannon
95 Dodge Dakota V6 3.9 (soon to be 360ized!)
98 Honda Accord V6 3.0 (never to be ricerized!)
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