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Hey guys. I just purchased a set of SDPC Ported LSA heads from a guy and wanted to see what you guys think I should do about this one spring and retainer on it. It appears to be replaced. But it isn’t the same as the others and it sits lower. Should I replace the retainer, spring etc? What would you all advise doing?
Disassemble, inspect guides, valves, seats, etc....and replace springs, seats, locks, retainers, seals with a new setup that matches your particular combo/goals. Or, just get your money back...
Disassemble, inspect guides, valves, seats, etc....and replace springs, seats, locks, retainers, seals with a new setup that matches your particular combo/goals. Or, just get your money back...
Amen. I wouldn't install a used set of heads without a valve job, new springs, seals, retainers, and a thorough inspection. That would include truing up the head surfaces too.
Disassemble, inspect guides, valves, seats, etc....and replace springs, seats, locks, retainers, seals with a new setup that matches your particular combo/goals. Or, just get your money back...
Makes sense. I’m gonna have them checked out. Other than that one they look good. Valves are clean etc. But you never know. And like the other person mentioned why was it replaced? I asked the guy he said he got them on a trade and never used them himself. But you know how that is. I will try and keep this updated let you all know what I find out. I appreciate the input!
Looks like a keepers are about to pull throuhg. whatever it is they are wrong, almost looks like the valve tips been ground. Take it apart, check the guide, valve and seat before going further
Something happened there.
I took them to a local speed shop. From what they can tell it looked like it had a bent valve at some point. The person replaced it or someone did. They said they may have put a random retainer on just to get rid of the heads possibly. Either way everything else looked ok. They are getting cleaned up. Should be good to go next week sometime.
I took them to a local speed shop. From what they can tell it looked like it had a bent valve at some point. The person replaced it or someone did. They said they may have put a random retainer on just to get rid of the heads possibly. Either way everything else looked ok. They are getting cleaned up. Should be good to go next week sometime.
Thanks for posting back. I didn't like the look of the retainer, they usually have a recess for the clips which is why I thought it might have been installed upside down. Good that you had a speed shop look them over, best to have an expert eye on them for piece of mind!
Thanks for posting back. I didn't like the look of the retainer, they usually have a recess for the clips which is why I thought it might have been installed upside down. Good that you had a speed shop look them over, best to have an expert eye on them for piece of mind!
Yeah it was a completely different retainer. Even the spring was shorter than the other ones. The valve is a Manley titanium valve. So it wasn’t oem. Having bronze guides put in. The valves seem to be fine so will be reusing those. And I got a proper spring kit with titanium retainers. So all should be good to go now.
01-11-2019, 01:51 PM
LSA Ported Heads question
