Does anyone know the difficulty of rebuilding a b16 head? I need someone or maybe myself to attempt to rebuild it. I need new seals and also what year the b16a1 came out of? So that I can get the right adjustments and specs for it. I would like to do it myself though.

 

just check out this site, not sure if its the info you wanted

http://asian_e.tripod.com/Honda_Engine_Specs.htm

 

Take your head to a machine shop and have themm do a three angle valve job and reseat and check the valves.
have them check and re-knurl or replace the valve guides and valve seals.
With the exception of the valve seals the above stuff you can't do without the machine shop.

If all you want to do is replace the valve seals and maybe the valve springs you can do that if you have a valve spring compresor.

Just a note: valve seals are just oil control, they have nothing to do with loss of compression. The valve seat is where compression is lost.

 

i just had that head rebuiult before i put it on.

it has ferrea bronze guides and new oem seals and had a valve job done
no way it is bad already

 

Jason your right then. I just can fiqure out why I have so crap for compression? Any ideas? O hey! sweet I will have rear disk brakes this week on my hatch. love it!

 

Does anyone have the right tools to do a leakdown for me and of course I will pay you? I think you have to a compressor I would do it at my work but my boss when he is there we are not suposse to work on our cars during day hours.

 

I can do a leak down test to determine where the leak is coming from but not actual percentages.

 

KJ thats great please tell me when? Iam ready either now or later next week is my next day off. I guess just pm me or call me if you still have my number.

 

the only flaw was the machine shop(EISELSES). which i will never use again for block work. bored the block to the max spec of the book, i believe it was .15 or .015 shoulda been more like .4 or .04