Do heads go bad after blown head gasket?
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Do heads go bad after blown head gasket?
I blew the passenger side head gasket. I'm wondering if I can just put it back on. How much would a shop charge to check and remove the warpage...if there is any?
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Heads don't go bad BECAUSE OF a blown head gasket; rather, head gaskets blow BECAUSE OF bad heads.
However it's possible that the leaking combustion gases can scour a path on the surface of the head; so one could "go bad" that way.
There is no "this is what it costs", like buying a part from Summit or something, for machine work. You're wasting your time asking that question here. You need to be asking your machine shop. Last time I needed a pair of heads surfaced, it cost me $15 and took about 10 minutes, while I waited. It costs other people $100 and takes a couple of weeks. It depends on the shop and how well they know you and how busy they are and stuff like that.
However it's possible that the leaking combustion gases can scour a path on the surface of the head; so one could "go bad" that way.
There is no "this is what it costs", like buying a part from Summit or something, for machine work. You're wasting your time asking that question here. You need to be asking your machine shop. Last time I needed a pair of heads surfaced, it cost me $15 and took about 10 minutes, while I waited. It costs other people $100 and takes a couple of weeks. It depends on the shop and how well they know you and how busy they are and stuff like that.
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