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Are these heads junk?

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02 281 GT

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I got these heads for free on an engine a friend gave me. When I pulled it apart, it was evident water had been in a few cylinders for a while. I didn’t want to throw away the heads, so I had a local machine shop freshen them up. I didn’t notice this until they were all cleaned up. There’s some decent pitting on the heads from the aforementioned water.

Are these junk? These are the worst ones.
 

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You really only need to look at the portions of the surface that seal. In your images, it appears the portions with corrosion pits are [not] in the sealing area.
 
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Noobz347 said:
You really only need to look at the portions of the surface that seal. In your images, it appears the portions with corrosion pits are [not] in the sealing area.
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No pitting in the sealing area. Just over the cylinders. I only really held onto them with the intent of freshening them up and hopefully selling them to someone looking for a stock-type rebuild. They're factory 1967 casting 289 heads with a matching intake.
 

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I personally would not hesitate to scrap those heads.
 
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