£210 for head skim and crack test ?

Just to rub it in. Unless it's a few quid, ALWAYS get a price beforehand :doh:

Be honest, tell him you didn't expect that, you thought it was going to be £100. Say you're sorry, that you don't have a lot of cash and is there anything he can do. Then start crying, really really scream and start rolling on the floor.. get a mate to youtube it.

jamesmartin said:

dont know why people bother getting them crack tested its normally obvious if they are ,was head warped ? still dear for both

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Is it, really!

Soloby Rob said:

Is it, really!

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yes it is really with tdi and earlier heads

I charge £30 for a flat head and £45 for wedge shaped heads(need clocking) and I consider it easy money for 20mins work so mr £200 is having a laugh

pressbrake said:

I charge £30 for a flat head and £45 for wedge shaped heads(need clocking) and I consider it easy money for 20mins work so mr £200 is having a laugh

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do you do the earlier cast iron heads ?

Head skim round here for £35 and that includes VAT :-0

£220 is a joke if crack and pressure test are the same thing then it's £60

jamesmartin said:

do you do the earlier cast iron heads ?

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I use a plough grinder with silicon carbide stones so anything can be ground

Soloby Rob said:

Is it, really!

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jamesmartin said:

yes it is really with tdi and earlier heads

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But most of the peeps doing it for the first time ain't got a clue what to look for. Why the

right well you know you lot are saying 60 to 100 quid, is that with the valves lapped in ? i know you have to have this done if you get the head skimmed .... ?

lordluke1995 said:

right well you know you lot are saying 60 to 100 quid, is that with the valves lapped in ? i know you have to have this done if you get the head skimmed .... ?

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Not sure how skimming a head affects the valve seats but it goes without saying really that you'd re seat them while the head was off and replace valve seals etc too.

you can do valves at the same time ,but valves come into head skimming in that there head is nearer the head face when head skimmed and could catch pistons if enough metal removed to correct that valve seats can be cut to recess valve the same amount as is skimmed of head

right well he did that too

So that would be quite a lot then to reduce the valve seats.

Has this guy presented a detailed list of what he has done and charged for.

As usual nothing is as straight forward as first intimated.

He skimmed the head, pressure and crack tested it and now he reseated the valves as the head was skimmed to within an inch of its life?

if a head was heavily warped i wouldnt skim it just fit another ,theres a high chance it will move again in the near future

well iv coughed up £100 told him i was sking and the rest was on its way, he doesnt know what car i drive or where i live so i think he had double charged me at a chance and would be happy if he didnt recieve any more ?
heads on and done up, need some advice on tappets and clearence ....
and looking for silicon for thermostat !

0.20mm in a no9 sequence

Daz

yeh but, can i do them all at any point of revolution of engine ? or does it need to be tdc ?

No9 sequence: 1 open check 8, 2 open check 7, 3 open check 6 etc..............
You need to rotate the engine by hand - make sure the engine is cold (overnight) before doing the clearances

Daz

lordluke1995 said:

well iv coughed up £100 told him i was sking and the rest was on its way, he doesnt know what car i drive or where i live so i think he had double charged me at a chance and would be happy if he didnt recieve any more ?
heads on and done up, need some advice on tappets and clearence ....
and looking for silicon for thermostat !

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DISCOVERY1-DAZ said:

0.20mm in a no9 sequence

Daz

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lordluke1995 said:

yeh but, can i do them all at any point of revolution of engine ? or does it need to be tdc ?

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what you laughing at nob head ?