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nordic95 09-12-2014 08:04 PM

Can These Be Repaired ????
 
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I need professional help.... Well, and my heads need to be examined... So does anyone with any aluminum head repair experience think these can be repaired? And if so what should it cost?


Thanks Anthony

GPM 09-12-2014 08:43 PM

That explains your other thread.

nordic95 09-12-2014 08:49 PM

Yes it does, doesn't it... Actually not as bad as they appear, just bad lighting. Not really

MILD THUNDER 09-12-2014 08:58 PM

I've seen some pretty messed up aluminum heads repaired. However, and this is just my opinion, I wouldnt mess with those. While the deck surfaces can be welded up, milled, and look good, the question is, how extensive is the corrosion inside the water jackets? Who really knows. But one of the pro's might be able to offer some better insight on this.

Maybe if they were some CNC Dart, Brodix, AFR heads, I'd consider looking into the repair procedures. The edelbrocks', ehh, not so much. By the time you get done repairing them, rebuilding them, I just dont think it be worth it.

SB 09-12-2014 09:15 PM


Originally Posted by nordic95 (Post 4187498)
I need professional help.... Well, and my heads need to be examined... So does anyone with any aluminum head repair experience think these can be repaired? And if so what should it cost?


Thanks Anthony

1st pic - is that lobstaahhh in the water jacket ? LOL.

Wobble 09-12-2014 09:21 PM


Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER (Post 4187514)
I've seen some pretty messed up aluminum heads repaired. However, and this is just my opinion, I wouldnt mess with those. While the deck surfaces can be welded up, milled, and look good, the question is, how extensive is the corrosion inside the water jackets? Who really knows. But one of the pro's might be able to offer some better insight on this.

Maybe if they were some CNC Dart, Brodix, AFR heads, I'd consider looking into the repair procedures. The edelbrocks', ehh, not so much. By the time you get done repairing them, rebuilding them, I just dont think it be worth it.


Originally Posted by SB (Post 4187521)
1st pic - is that lobstaahhh in the water jacket ? LOL.

Yes you can repair, but it most likely will not last.

Try cleaning that chit up and posting another pic.

Media blast with glass beads probably your best bet

Eliminatorshane 09-12-2014 09:58 PM

Yes very easily.. But are they good enough head to waste time with. Hell you can buy a decent set now new for 900 a pair with all new stuff. I can't think of the name of them so let me look it up. Competition products sells them and so does jegs. Performance something or other.

Budman II 09-12-2014 10:47 PM

Are you running in salt or brackish water? If so, I would not dream of running aluminum heads unless they were hard anodized.

Kidnova 09-13-2014 12:17 PM

No mechanic here butt.... I would be concerned about what the conditions are of areas of passages you can't see.

14 apache 09-13-2014 01:27 PM

How does the intake water passage look? It might not be that bad to weld them and mill them. The only reason the deck is so bad dissimilar metal caused electrolysis.


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