Can anyone give me the "flat rate" time to R&R a cylinder head on a '71 E-Type 4.2?

 

Would be a brave (or stupid maybe) shop to give any thing but an estimate with lots of caveats, as so much can either go wrong (broken studs) or be discovered (corrosion) once Pandoras box is opened after 45 years.

There is a thread in the XJ6 section which is a great example. Clarke started with a suspect cylinder head gasket and ended up with a new engine. https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...gasket-157830/

A more realistic approach may be to budget for 3-4 workshop hours to pull the head and determine where to from there.

 

I see you asked this same question in the E-Type forum in July 2015 with the additional information that the head has been removed and some damage is suspected:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/e...r-head-146246/

Why the concern with the time required for cylinder head overhaul?

Graham

 

yarpos,


Since removing the head last June, it has been to two machine shops, and finally diagnosed as un-repairable. I found another head, have had it rebuilt, and am now looking at re-assembly.
As mentioned in the original post, last year, the car belongs to someone other than me (thank goodness) and I am unsure of what a fair labour charge would be for the R&R of the head. I certainly can't charge for the actual hours spent, since, "I may be good, but I'm slow".


Hope this helps clear up the mystery.

 

Yes thanks. If I was the customer I wouldnt flinch at a 2-3 hours for removal and assessment. Maybe 3 to 4 hours to prepare, replace, do adjustments, close it all up and test. Thats all going well at a professional shop. Could easily be higher if the inevitable "while everything is apart" stuff is included, or a problem comes up.

Just an opinion FWIW. If I was doing it , at least double given experience with my estimates and my skill and work rate reality.