Things were just a little too cozy...

[ronniejoe]

and have not been overheated or run at 20 PSI boost or ???? whatever other form of torture some clown can dish out.

Gee, I wondered why my nose was big and red...

[ronniejoe]

I dropped $2100 last fall for a set of P400 heads.

[JeepSJ]

I dropped $2100 last fall for a set of P400 heads.

If nothing else had gone wrong with this, then I might be able to do that. Right now that isn't in the budget.

[Robyn]

I hate to brag...but the heads I got for Dahooooley were the normal pickup arranged P400 heads that were installed on a P400 that was ordered for a civvy H1 by mistake..

AMG sent the fella a fresh set of the proper angled bolt heads with gaskets and bolts and told him to keep the pickup style heads.

Got them suckers with zero hrs for $600 for the pair..

[JeepSJ]

Another set of "guaranteed" good used heads with cracks in all 8 chambers, with many cracks going through the intake and exhaust valve seats.

[DmaxMaverick]

Seems like you just can't catch a break! A world I'm all too familiar with.

[More Power]

Another set of "guaranteed" good used heads with cracks in all 8 chambers, with many cracks going through the intake and exhaust valve seats.

Tough break... I too have a set of heads that I bought with the assurance that they were crack-free. I found at least one crack between the valves so far. They'll need to be thoroughly checked out by the engine shop.

With what it costs to ship these heavy items anywhere, I have begun recommending people ask that the heavy part they're considering be QC checked by an engine shop before dropping any bills on it. That'll be cheaper than dealing with all the shipping costs.

[JeepSJ]

Tough break... I too have a set of heads that I bought with the assurance that they were crack-free. I found at least one crack between the valves so far. They'll need to be thoroughly checked out by the engine shop.

With what it costs to ship these heavy items anywhere, I have begun recommending people ask that the heavy part they're considering be QC checked by an engine shop before dropping any bills on it. That'll be cheaper than dealing with all the shipping costs.

So far the shippers have been eating the costs. I would think that they would test them before selling them. I'm sure they are betting on someone receiving the head and bolting it on and running it, and not actually crack checking them.