Valve replacement - head

[sganc4life_4]

Anyone have a link on what to check for to see if valves need to be replaced. None are bent, but a couple are blackish. Ill post pics up tomorrow, just seeing if I should rebuild the head or not.

[sganc4life_4]

They all look like they seat properly...for one cylinder it looks like the intake/exhaust valves are slightly open but I think thats just the position of the cam. I need to adjust everything before I get a timing belt.

[SilvrEclipse]

How many miles are on the head. If it has never had a valve job I would go ahead and get one done. You dont have to put new valves in just have a shop regrind the seats.

[RSLaser]

If you have the patience, and some elbow grease, get some valve grinding compound and turn them by hand. Saves some money, and in most cases, time. Ive yet to find a drill that I can attach to spin them, but turning them with a rag for grip works fine for me.

[david-b]

if the head is off, you can pour some oil into the intake/exhaust port and see if it leaks around the valve. This is assuming that the valve is still being held in place by the spring.

I would get new valves if you are going to get the seats redone. Then you don't have to worry about that carbon build up and such. I like new stuff.

[sganc4life_4]

This is what they look like, once I turned the exhaust cam a 1/4 turn the exhaust valves in cylinder 3 seated correctly.