Well, you can't go wrong pulling both. Except for another $45 head gasket.
I've occasionally flat rated the job by loosening the intake bolts on the
other side and taking the problem head off without removing the intake. But
there's the risk of a vacuum leak on the other side. And then you end up
pulling it anyway.

"JR North" wrote in message
.. .
Surprised me too. No way I'm gonna just pull one head, your 3/4 way there
pulling one as two, and wouldn't want a valve to seize in the other head
later(when the engine is running...). I'm just gonna yank 'em both and go
through them.
JR


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That's disappointing. You put some oil in it when you took the
manifolds off so I'd have hoped for better. Next question is what did
that piece of valve do to the cylinder and piston top. Going to pull
both heads or just the problem one? Your compression sounds good.
I'd be tempted to just replace the valve and go but 500 hours is a bit
of time....... Makes me glad I boat on a lake, no salt water.

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