Hey guys, so I am rebuilding a D15a3, I completely dissassembled the head, took off rocker arms, camshaft, valves, springs, everything. I took it to a machine shop (I now don't trust) but they said the Head was warped due to overheating and the 3 valves I took them were Bent. So I am in the process of doing the rebuild myself, and was wondering if I could reassemble the Head and then take it to another machine shop.
My question, Can I take a completely assembled head to a machine shop? I don't want to put it back together and then have them say something about "charging for disassembly" or "you need to take it apart before we look at it" Would they say something like that or am I crazy?
And if the Valves are bent like the first shop said, where should I get Valves? I have seen them for like $7-12 a piece.
Thanks, Jeremy
Well having the head apart makes it easier for them to resurface anyways, but if you really want to put it back together first, call the machine shop and ask them if they will disassemble it and whether or not they will charge you to do so. But like I said, its easier for them to resurface it when its just the head and not the head and valvetrain together. As far as the valves go I'm not sure where you should get those, but I would get ones that are made in the USA and not some cheap chinese junk.