1998 V70NAM56 (NOW ENGINE SWAP) , winter 2020 "The Orange Mountain"

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 15 Feb 2020, 12:14

My uncle calls it Horror Fright. He's a recovering HF coupon addict. He went through a phase worse than me when he was going there 2-3 times a day... then the free coupons slowed down. It's definitely his fault that there are only regularly two free items now!

Nice work! This job is coming along well for being so cold up there.

Post by **abscate** » 18 Feb 2020, 09:42

Delivered head to Dave Hunts Machine shop in Schenectady NY
Too cold to evaluate AC but discharge hose is snarly.
Removed nasty heater hoses - ugh.

Will use Volvohead gasket and Rein bolts

Post by **abscate** » 20 Feb 2020, 13:50

Blech. Cylinder head 0.018 high spot. Dave Hunt - "I really don't want to do this head"

Options

Engine swap
Refurb Head Clearwater $600
Used head?
Other?

Post by **Clemens** » 20 Feb 2020, 15:17

As I see it, the used head probably is the quickest and easiest way to finish this job.

Post by **wizechatmgr** » 20 Feb 2020, 15:42

Clearwater comes with all the valve grinding, new valve guides, seals, etc. Give them a call, they are very easy to deal with. Got the last one for the Jetta from them...

Post by **E Showell** » 20 Feb 2020, 19:29

Not uniform praise for Clearwater if you do some searching.

Post by **erikv11** » 20 Feb 2020, 22:09

wizechatmgr wrote: ↑20 Feb 2020, 15:42 Clearwater comes with all the valve grinding, new valve guides, seals, etc. Give them a call, they are very easy to deal with. Got the last one for the Jetta from them...

I've never seen clear indication of where Clearwater gets the valve stem seals. And we know they are bunk from many (most?) suppliers ...

What Clemens said - I would look for a used head. Oh and still do the valves, valve stem seals on it. Basically look for one to pull or find one already pulled by someone you can trust to not have cooked it. This engine is already apart so the engine swap doesn't give you the labor/headache savings it normally would, and you'll have to go through the logistics of finding the engine which is more trouble than finding a head. And going with a used (and then refurbished) head the top end is so squeaky clean when you are done.

Post by **smacknab** » 21 Feb 2020, 16:12

Brutal luck on this one, I imagine the rest of the car is in good enough shape to justify the work?

Post by **kallekula** » 21 Feb 2020, 16:44

abscate wrote: ↑20 Feb 2020, 13:50 Blech. Cylinder head 0.018 high spot. Dave Hunt - "I really don't want to do this head"

Options

Engine swap
Refurb Head Clearwater $600
Used head?
Other?

Build a fixture to bolt the head down and put it in a bbq oven. 500F for a few hours. It straightens the head down to < 0.012" which my machine shop says is max possible to shave off. Little bit of a project but once done you're in business. All it's gonna cost is $20 to refill the gas bottle

Post by **abscate** » 21 Feb 2020, 20:40

I’ve got deep brinnelling andvalve issues too, so I think one has shuffled off its single mortal coil.

1998 V70NAM56 (NOW ENGINE SWAP) , winter 2020 "The Orange Mountain"

Re: 1998 V70NAM56 cylinder head job, winter 2020 "The Orange Mountain"