Thread: Double-Check My Head Disassembly

I disassembled my head today and wanted to make sure I got everything off before I send it in to the shop.





Removed:
Valves
HLAs
Springs
Retainers
Keepers
Seals
Seats

Also, when I take it in, what should I all have done and what isn't necessary? If you can't tell, it's the first time I've taken a head in for work. It's just a DD, so I won't need the high-end stuff.

Thanks Guys.

you want them to check the valves , if there bent and do they seal and the head surface is it warped?

they cant check much with everything off like that? maybe pressure test it. If you kept the valve seals in they would have checked for leaks, pressure test, resurface it and clean it up a bit

I was going to have it decked and hot tanked, in which case you need to have everything off like that. I wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Everytime I have had a head hot tanked, I have only taken out the cams, rockers, and shims; Leaving the valves, springs, retainers, etc intact in the head.

same here

Even when having it decked? I was under the impression you wanted to take out as much as possible when decking and hot tanking, mainly the valves (which in turn means many other things)

Either way I'm putting in new valves, retainers, and seals anyway, so in the end they had to come out.