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 Posted: 03-15-2019 05:54 pm
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redracer

 

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 The standard for valve shimming is 12 hours of labor; the Loctite #518 cam tower-to-head anaerobic gasket cement is a less than $15, the shims maybe $7/shim?, the cam cover gaskets(orange ones from JHPS) about $36, and the seloc washers around $18, so yes, you are paying a
lot(local hourly rate is $72.hour--yours may be higher??).
The valve shims should NOT be less than 0.060", or breaking of the shim is very likely(read $$$$$$$).
btw, someone posted taking the head off, but this is not necessary. I have shimmed many cars with the head on in the car(yes, there are a few tricks to making sure you don't lose a shim or nut down the oil returns).
In short, I would definitely find out what this person's hourly rate is and demand an itemized bill; you will likely need to go somewhere else
bruce