Blown Head—how to repair?

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by McSpooney

So I read thru the hoffman site... I am thinking of just sending them the head and asking them to inspect and refurb it accordingly. I'll probably call them Monday. Thanks again for all your guys' input.

I just inspected again and am seeing nothing. No cracks on the tops of the heads, no cracks in the exhaust or intake ports.
The ports are a little crummy though, so its hard to tell. My rotary tool broke, otherwise I would be wire brushing the insides to see if it helps me see a crack.

I mean maybe there's no crack and this was all a head gasket issue??
Incoming image bomb... I am bad at taking pics...

Head gaskets never fail if properly installed, they are little more than steel shims. Send both heads to Hoffman they can make the heads stronger to prevent cracks & a great valve job. You don't want to do this twice.