Originally Posted by mtbtim

Dude, just fix the head with a helicoil or time sert. You don't need to replace the head. Here's a video of me performing a heicoil repair on my wife's BMW engine. I would try this type of fix before going through the pains of replacing a head. If you can cancel the Ebay purchase, do it.

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Boy has the forum dropped off in a big way over the last couple years. Posts like this use to get lots of solid advice very quickly. I can't believe not one person before me suggested trying to fix the head with a helicoil or time sert. I personally haven't been that active on this forum either lately so I guess I can also blame myself for not giving the OP advise in a timely manner that would have saved him time and money. Hopefully my suggestion didn't come too late.