Quote Originally Posted by bigdare23 View Post
Mike, I know valve springs are interchangable (gsr intake valve springs are type r exhaust valve springs), but you wouldn't want to run a head that has the inner valve springs only on the exhaust. Could it run without problems? Possibly but that's beyond the point. If inner valve springs are supposed to be on the intake side, then they should be on the intake side. By see that the head was put together wrong, it made me question the head.
Again its not correct but i dont think it would cause a problem. BUt you should have looked at it more closely

As for that "condition", it's just paint. Paint does not mean crack head or bent valves. It means that person was horrible at painting. It's no different than buying a primer car. Because the car is primed, it doesn't mean I should have to replace the engine or the transmission is bad, right? So when he states the head is fine, then the head should be find. Would the situation be better if the head was super clean and had bent valves? Can a motor "run' with bent valves? Yes. Will a compression test be consistant? NO! I don't see how it's his word against mines, when I took it to a machine shop and they are the ones that told me that head had bent valves. It's seems like his word again the machine shop. I think my receipt will PROVE my point.
A head that has been painted and in that kind of condition would lead me to believe it was a POS head. Sorry. You buy a used head you will encounter shit like this. Its called BUYER BEWARE not SELLER BEWARE
Last, it's very unreasonable to have a machine shop to check out the head 1st. I highly doubt every time you go to buy a used motor part, you got "Dude, meet at *&*%$ machine shop so I can get your part checked out" No, you do a "visual check" to find "visual flaws" then you go about your business, which I did. If the valves appeared to seat correctly, there's no way I could possible know it had 4 bent valves.
Yeah actually if i was that concerned about wanting to buy a PERFECT head i would bring and expert with me or have the kid meet me at a machine shop or i WOULDNT BUY IT AT ALL.

I bought a members Tranny on here at the Varsity. Im NOT a transmission person but Emminodagreat is. So i paid james $50 to go to the varsity to pop the case and inspect the transmission for me to make sure it had the right FD and it wasnt blown up. Thats what i do to ensure i get a good used part.


I shake my head at some you guys rational
What i dont get is how someone can buy a used head that looks like its been through WW3, then be upset it needs new valves.

We will never know if the guy you bought it from is lieing or not. My point is if half of you took the time to REALLY inspect what you are buying , half these threads wouldnt get made