far out man you ve had bad luck..
i would make him get a new set of total seal rings and fit them properly.. there not cheap and work great.... gapped right and run in with running in oil .....
the stem seals is easy.. fit them to the head then put oil on them and the valves and slip them together slowly....
he may have damadged the old stem seals when he fitted them to the head last time...
just dont baby the engine when you get it back together... vary loads and rpms....
total seal recon not to use syntheic oil for 2000klms......
cheers, good luck...