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Those are all good points Cucvrus, the "don't fix it if it ain't broken" thought lineNo need to use head studs. I look at it this way. They lasted 30+ years with torque to yield bolts. Put new ones in and call it a day. I am not a guy that fixes on the cheap. But I do NOT just buy something and change something because someone else says it's better. I mean 30 years and still going. That has passed my test. I think 2 K is a lot of cash for a set of 6.2 heads. I have a set of GM ones in the crates. I would be tempted to sell them. I also have many that are used and un cracked. I learned a while back that some of the cracks are going to be on any of the heads and never hurt a thing. I was talking to the machine shop guy and he said he just lets people know they are cracked and that I can decide if I want to proceed. Of course I never ran one and over heated it with a bad head gasket. I changed a few just to change them and I had a few that would hold pressure all night long and never had heat in the cab when I slowed down in city traffic. That prompted the head gasket change on them 2. If I could sell you a set of good used ones I would. But getting them checked and shipped to you would not be cost effective. Good Luck. If it were mine I would get a set of good used heads and put it together with the new parts you have. I would install the exhaust gaskets. they seem to work every time that way. I have tried the no gasket on reassembly and had a few leaks. Do as you wish and have a great day.
The only thing that makes me hesitant about this motor at this point, is when we first got the truck, I thought the "dealer" we got it from had only screwed with the wiring and stuff. Then I found out they had put on a junk yard 12v starter last year, and now I know they must have had the heads off, and we believe there's evidence that the entire engine and transmission has been out.
Basically at this point, we have no idea how much wear is on the motor, or if they had the engine apart what other crap job they did inside there.
We're looking at one of two avenues... We can sell our deuce and buy a whole new engine that we know should be pretty reliable.
Or we can finish pulling this engine, tear it down, inspect it for any damage, rebuild it, and buy another set of heads.
We're not in a rush to jump to a decision yet, so we're just looking at our options.
Sending you a PM,
Thanks for the input and info!