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If all eight valves are bent you can bet you have at least onepiston that is crack or damaged, Renegadeis right. If you need some standard pistonslet me know, I have a good set.I bought some heads off ebay and was happy with the price but the seats werepitted, so checkany heads you buy and take them to a machine shop and have a goodthree angled valve job done to them, don't justtry to lap the seats in. If you choose to buy a whole motor off Ebay, buyer Beware, this is just my thoughts, I'm rebuilding a 81 1100 right now and the parts are are hard to find. The intake valves can be had at around $12 but the exhausts are high dollar. Let me know if I can help, Jimmy

 

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The intake valves newcan be foundfor around $12, the exhaust around $35. I'm about to invest in a new set for my heads and you are welcome to my oldones, they are in great shape. The only reason I'm replacing them is that I've had the heads ported and have bought new guides. Coot out.

 

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It's cheaper to replace the exhaust valves than to have them ground. They run about $12 apiece and they are the only ones that are stellite-faced. They areground with a gray aluminum-oxide grinding wheel. Also I wouldn't trust everything inthe Clymer manual, it is full of mistakes. Anyway Momboy007 is going to need all new valves or a good set of used ones, his are all bent. Coot

 

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There is more than just head gaskets and stem seals. I would NEVER put a used head on any engine without having it checked and serviced. There is just too many thing that can beF#%&ed up. First it would have checked and surfaced in case itever ran hot and warped. Then the valves, guides and seats would need inspecting anda good three degree valve job done. Then you know you have good heads that will last on that journey, Coot

 

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I have bought a set of heads off Ebay and all four exhaust seats and valve faces were pitted. If I had not checked them and just bolted them up the pitting would have continued. The pitting issmall pieces of the seat being welded to the valve face and then thrown out the port. Letting this deterioration to continuethe seatswould not havecool the valves properly and the oil in the stemscould gum up due to the increased heat causing sticking valves. Sooner or later a valve head could come loose and Bamm- stuck in nowhere land because I trusted someone I didn't know on Ebay who said it was a low mile bike. Like the mechanic said "you can pay me now or pay me later" Coot.