repairing a iron head?

[bentvalve]

so basically it looks like someone puched thru on intake runner and fixed it with epoxy.

http://s569.photobucket.com/albums/ss134/Lowered88/88%20Thunderbird/Stage%203%20Head/?action=view&current=IMG_0092.jpg

would you worry about the reapir and or would you have it welded and reworked..or would you just stay the hell away from it? thanks..don

[Racedad]

Depends.............

If you don't have to pay much for it or if you already own it and it doesn't need a lot of other work I'd rough up the port an inch around the hold and clean it up with a good solvent.Mix up some JB Weld and fiberglass strands and patch it.
I've got a head with a spot bigger that that been running it for 5 years.
Lot of guys have hit water when porting and fixed it with epoxy.
It's so thin around that hole I don't know how well welding would work.

[bentvalve]

it has all new valvetrain,cam,guides and stage 3 ported. its $400...i am building a 2.3 turbo motor and im not sure i can pass this deal up..don

[CushionArtist]

Ran one with epoxy in it for years. If its a good deal then give it a try.

[let-r-eat]

That epoxy is eroding and has been in there for a while. On the short turn like like the epoxy is probably filling that whole turn in. There is more epoxy in there than appears. I would mix up some fresh, reshape and give her hell.