dj1203

I found a guy with an engin that threw a rod, would the heads still be usable? its a ford explorer with the gt-40 heads and the upper and lower intake?

rmodel65

is there any noticable damage to the head ex impact?? if not then id use them

Ryan5.0

I think it probably depends on the circumstances behind the thrown rod. If lack of lubrication or excessive heat are the reasons for the blown engine, then the heads are probably damaged to some degree. Also, any loose fragements bouncing around in the combustion chamber at the time of the thrown rod could have damaged the head and valves.

dj1203

they are still on the engine, what would i look for when i take them off?

rmodel65

marks like these i had a valve let go its

dj1203

ok thanks for the pics thats pretty helpful i will try to find out more details about how the engine blew

my77stang

even if the piston hit the head and its chewed a little that doesnt mean the head is bad. check em out and you'll know

stang8689

probably can have them milled, as long as there is no valve damage and no damage to where the head gasket goes, i got a set of gt-40 that had the same thing, just had them milled ans the damage area wasn't a factor, most of the metal was from the piston just cleaned it up-got lucky

my77stang

very rare when a esspoded piston or a dropped valve hurts the sealing area since thats squeezed between the block/gasket/head

dj1203

OK cool that is good to hear, do you think 100 bucks for the heads and 150 for the upper and lower intake is pretty good?