I had my head rebuilt and did the R&R myself for around $650 after all the dust settled. I would really consider this as the top end wears pretty quick (as do all the accessories) due to the RPM the 126.024/.025 turn on the freeway.

For what it is worth, I did stem seals on mine around 250k. It was a waste of my time as I still had the same consumption issue until I did the head around 275k.

If you do the head, use an OEM gasket. They sell for about $40 only.

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