A local machine shop found my head to be cracked so I bought a remanufactured head from him for $325. , and I thought I was just going to get a valve job for $70. How convenient the shop had the re-mfg. head in stock. When I went to look at my cleaned up head, I was shown one with cracks. OK, but was it really my head?
My Lesson: Mark your parts prior to taking them to a machine shop. steel stamp, vibro engrave, punch , electric drill or even a file to make a unique mark or 2.