<VV> Head Problems

[Byron Comp]

Again, many thanks to all who have responded to this particular problem. I'm 
still amazed at the level of concern this group has for its' members.

The insert I tried was just a standard "repair kit" from my local FLAPS. I'm 
getting the message that the "timesert method" is a different animal and may yet 
work to salvage this head. I'll talk with a Clark's techie tomorrow and then 
consider going that route. 


Byron Comp
'64 Monza Vert
Gainesville, FL

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>> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:13:11 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Byron Comp <byron.comp at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Head Pictures - was Head Problems
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>> Here are some pictures of the head in question with the wallowed-out plug hole. 
>>
>> I'm going this afternoon to a local (Gainesville) machine shop to get their 
>> ideas/estimate for repair, but I'm beginning to think more seriously about 
>> replacing it, if I can find a shop to accurately move all the associated 
>>valves, 
>>
>> etc. from one head to the other. (Would that be the first successful "head 
>> transplant"?)
>> 
>> Head # is 3856743 and the engine is a '65 95hp. Anyone out there have a good 
>> candidate for sale?
>> 
>> Byron Comp
>> Still "Headless" '64 Monza Vert
>> Gainesville, FL
>> 
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>  Byron- The timesert method of thread repair works really well, and in my 
>humble opinion,
>  much more practical than replacing the head, and starting over. The heads on 
>my early turbo
>  were completely re-built 30,000 miles ago, and one of the things that was done 
>was to install
>  timeserts in all of the sparkplug holes (wether they were needed or not), to 
>prevent having to
>  do a repair after they were installed! I have had absolutely no problems with 
>these timeserts,
>  and now consider this type of repair to be a better, more durable thread than 
>the stock aluminum
>  threads.
>  Kevin Nash, 63 turbo, daily driver                         
>