Need a new cylinder head? (Where do I get one)

[billfrank85]

Cylinder #4 is dead, 30 pounds on gauge dry. All others are 150+ on gauge. A few different mechanics have mentioned doing a complete head swap as opposed to a valve job (adding oil to the cylinder before test actually dropped the compression to 0). Does anyone have any insight or comments about this situation, and what course of action I should take? A re-manufactured head from Autozone/Moore's with hydraulic rocker arms is about $600 so maybe someone could point me into a cheaper direction. Any help would be most appreciated...thanks!

Edit: This is a 91, automatic, 105,xxx.

[wybnrml]

Post a [WTB] ad in the For Sale section. I'm sure someone has one that is in good shape and alot cheaper than $600. Or you could look at doing an engine swap, like a B6 swap.

[billfrank85]

I will eventually, I would like to do a little bit more fact finding with people who have experience with these cars to see what other opinions are out there.

[xaero_81]

I have a 100k motor that I can comp test for you. I am in Adrian, MI. I interested I Wouk like $150 for it.

Another place is eBay sells reman heads for about $225 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-MAZDA-ASPIRE-FESTIVA-1-3-SOHC-CYLINDER-HEAD-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ160415996399QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3148wt_791