85.1 944 heads - choices for this engine

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Tom wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:00 pm
rheidtman wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 11:08 am
zooklm1 wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:30 am

@rheidtman I have an 86 turbo where the timing belt failed. I have not removed the head yet but am planning to do so in June. I was interested in getting an estimate on the cost for a rebuild assuming that all exhaust valves would need to be replaced. please send me a PM
Thank you,
Lee
Sure - I did see a PM, but appears to have been removed. Do note the turbo head uses the 'sodium-filled' exhaust valves, which cost a small fortune these days... I've read about aftermarket valves, but no personal experience.
If you are still interested, drop me another PM.
Removed? Not sure what you were seeing, but I can't think of anyway it could go away unless you deleted by mistake? There's no mechanism/tool for anyone else to remove a pm... (short of hacking the server anyway).
Yes, was odd indeed... appears the message was stuck in the other outbox... in any event, a new message was received and all good. I realize now I should have taken a screenshot to share...
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