white2lsr

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Do you need to remove the valves? Its about 10 years since I have had one done and cant remember.Ive looked at a few vids on Youtube and they all seem to have the valves still fitted.

Would make my life a lot easyer if I can leave them in to be honest.

Icurus

I would remove the valves, so that you could make sure that the head is spotlessly clean afterwards when you re-build.

Lord Melbury

No, but make sure you get all the swarf out of every nook & cranny before sticking it all back together.

Personally, I'd insist on my staff removing & re-laping the valves,plus giving everything a jolly good clean off, you may as well do too, after all, the thing is in bits, so why not.

white2lsr

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Im lazy and dont want to shell out on new valve stem oil seals.

Lord Melbury

They should be inc in head gasket kit old chap

white2lsr

iTrader: (1)

Ill check if its warped when I remove it on saturday and decide what im going to do then I suppose.

Lord Melbury

Excuse my ignorance old bean, but what is this head off, looking at your signature picture one could surmise it's a CVH Ford?

If so skimming would be essential, plus fitting stem seals off the turbo would be highly beneficial, they last so much better than the normal ones.

white2lsr

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Its on a clio. It hasnt got hot enough to boilt over so might get away without a skim. If it needs done ill get it skimmed sat morning.