# Valve job or new head?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-job-or-new-head/4773>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-job-or-new-head/4773 "2007-09-18T01:49:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SidneyCollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sidneycollins/32/359_2.png) [@SidneyCollins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SidneyCollins)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-job-or-new-head/4773/1 "2007-09-18T01:49:25Z")

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Ford F-250 300 Straight 6. My mechanic said valve job on #5 cylinder. A new head is only $250 with core charge. Should I get a valve job or just have the head replaced?

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 6:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-job-or-new-head/4773/2 "2007-09-18T06:50:52Z")

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On that cast iron thing a valve job would do, but not if the total cost of the job is nearly the same. A remanufactured complete head sounds good.

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-job-or-new-head/4773/3 "2007-09-18T12:26:21Z")

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No brainer here . . get the new head. Wanna bet that with a valve job (only on #5?) you’d be tearing it apart later for other problems? New head. Rocketman

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-job-or-new-head/4773/4 "2007-09-18T12:58:32Z")

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It’s six of one; half a dozen of the other.  
Head resurfacing and valve job runs about 125 here on a 6 cylinder head.  
A properly redone head should last the life of the truck.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-job-or-new-head/4773/5 "2007-09-18T16:33:38Z")

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Personally I wouldn’t pull a head just to have a valve job done on ONE cylinder. I’d have the a complete valve job done along with milling it smooth.

For $100 more the new head is a better deal. Springs, valves, valve guides are all new…