HELP, A valve job....?

[doctorgonzo]

Are the valves pitted or the seats? Valves are easy enough to replace.

On a 16 valve they are, no 8 valve aftermarkets exist anymore (Vesrah used to make them, but not anymore) so replacement valves for an 8 valve are about 45 bucks each.

[monte]

head rebuild

One valve is pitted to the point where it may not be too good to grind it out. One of the seats has a pit in it. I havent had to lap valves so much to get a good seat, and I dont know how much is too much.
BTW, I am in Victoria BC, as it shows on my postings.
Richard

These heads and valves require special care....I have left you a private message.
I also live in Victoria and have had many Suzukis, including 3 1100's.

[trippivot]

Don't know experts when insulting one.

thx gearhead - got the P.M.- you showed me almost how to spell "fun" but you did say you were only giving me 2 letters.

on second thought . you might want to deal with a flashy car machinist. they might even have up-front pricing. like looking for MR. Good Wrench

that'd be a good movie..

[blowerbike]

On a 16 valve they are, no 8 valve aftermarkets exist anymore (Vesrah used to make them, but not anymore) so replacement valves for an 8 valve are about 45 bucks each.

plenty of 8 valve (valves) available.
45 bucks a pop is almost titanium price.
valves should be able to be found for 20ish each(stainless)
or i have used 1000 valves for 10 each

[monte]

head job

I am working on getting my 16v head ready for my rebuild. I planned on using grinding compound as the valves didnt look so bad (or so I thought) But, the exhaust valves are quite pitted. So, I asked my local machine shop for a quote on a valve job. They said $250. I understood that would include making all the valves installed height the same. Is that pricey? How far would my $250 bucks go towards my own valve job equipment?

I am delivering my engine kit to nanaimo for rebuild next week....I could take your head to the same (motorcycle performance) shop for rebuild. Monte

[dwvoss]

Generally, I would rather order online than call long distance to place an order, but i called APE over a month ago to order a piston kit, gave my credit card number and everything and it seemed like it went well. Then they couldnt confirm my address through their incompetence or outdated equipment, so I had to scan my drivers license, visa statement and card and email it to them. They then had cancelled my original order and I had to wait for the money to be put back on the card, another week. They wouldnt email me the tracking number, so I had to call several times to get it(long distance), no toll-free. So, it took about 6 weeks to get here and i had to pay UPS another $140 when it arrived. If a company sends packages properly, there is no need to have to pay anthing but GST @6% or so. Now, I just can't wait to get the phone bill to see how much more its gonna cost me. Besides that when I asked tech questions, they didnt seem to know what they were talking about.
One long frustrating experience, waste of money and time.

Maybe it was because they don't speak Canadian.

Happy Holidays!

[gearhead13]

I am delivering my engine kit to nanaimo for rebuild next week....I could take your head to the same (motorcycle performance) shop for rebuild. Monte

I never heard of a shop on Nanaimo. I did hear of a place called R.E. Cycle up island.
I found that the exhaust valves are MUCH worse than the intakes, so I am probably going to lap the intakes and have the shop do the exhausts, for a reduced price of $150.