i have a cracked head how much will this cost me to fix?

 

Ive heard anything from 1200-4000..depending on parts

 

Depends how much you do yourself. Welding the head is not the expensive part. It's removal, disassembly/reassembly, re-installation. If you have a good shop do it all it will likely be in the $500-800 range. But a lot depends on the prevailing local labor rate. Here, the only shop that does this kind of work right charges $80/h. But in some areas it's more like $40-50/h or even less. Urban v. rural, area of the country, local competitors, etc. all play a role.

Rich

 

Or you could just buy a replacement head. sometimes you can find a single, but you may have to buy the pair. I got mine used, fully assembled in perfect working condition for $200.

 

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