V8 engine damage?

[Brett Dikeman]

At 8:06 PM -0600 2/21/01, Erik Addy wrote:

>This in an interference engine, right?

Yeeeep.

>   What would
>it cost to have the heads rebuilt?

32 valves/lifters get expensive fast ;-)


>   What are decent used ones running?
>
>Am I nuts?

Whoa now, separate issue! :-)

>   Its a 90,000mi car, with sport interior, asking $2500.  I
>figure even if I have to put $2000 into new heads, it might not be a bad
>deal...

If it's a manual V8q, go for it; if the mileage is true, that's low. 
If it's an auto, my gut reaction is skip it.

Brett
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