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Old 10-29-2012, 03:51 PM
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Do the best cleaning and paint job as possible and perform a typical "ring and valve job" with new valve springs, new timing set, new rings and new rod bearings, before you install the engine.

Machine shop labor for a good valve job on a V8 will cost about $300. That involves vatting the heads then grinding the valves and seats and installing the new valve springs you furnish.
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