An 'ex' is a has been and a 'spurt' is a drip under pressure so here goes ...

Check Ken Wilford's Van-Again website for information on why he no longer uses rebuilt heads.  Boston Bob also has some information on his website about what he goes through with used heads.  Basically the original heads are prone to cracking and corrosion.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy

In a message dated Thu, 15 Feb 2001  1:52:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, "William S. Brown Jr." <brown6@ALASKA.NET> writes:

<< <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">              Looking for some list expertise.     I read a lot about the use of aftermarket heads being used when rebuilding   our engines. Why? Can't the original heads be reused to save   money? What is gained by going with new heads? If new heads are THE   answer, what brands are recommended and why?    I would appreciate your expert responses.    William   >>