<VV> Head Issues

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/25/2011 4:09:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
62vair at gmail.com writes:

Byron.  That hole does not look that bad. I would think one of those
inserts you  find in Clarks catalog would work. People swear by the
time inserts, and  Clarks rents the tools for doing the job. So, I'd
give that a try before  dismantling anything.  You might want to call
Clarks and see if a tech  guy can tell you how big of an opening the
time serts can do and make a  recommendation for you. You may need to
measure the diameter of the hole  for him with a inside micrometer. The
link below, if copied, will take you  to clarks page in the catalog,
page 173. Mark Durham
 
Byron - I just used the Clarks Timeserts to replace all of the threads in a 
 pair of heads destined for the race car. Hey, the heads were off and one 
of  the threads was chewed up a bit, so I did them all. I love that kit and 
the  threads are easy to do. BUT, if the hole is really bad (I can't tell 
from the  photo - my eyeball went out of calibration a few years ago) - Larry  
Claypool has a special larger insert for those instances where an insert 
either  blew out or was screwed up. You can buy just insert from him and have 
it  installed locally, or send him the head - he will know what to do. 
 
 
At least give him a call before you spend a bunch more OR get another  head.
 
- Seth Emerson