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Looking through the repairs they've completed.. very impressive.
Cylinder Head Experts, Is This Crack Repairable?
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Looking through the repairs they've completed.. very impressive.
Here is how they repair cracks in cylinder heads.
http://www.locknstitch.com/pdf/cummins_mod_b_new.pdf
Obviously, this is an expensive repair, so if you can get a good core from the junk yard for $100 you would just replace it.
http://www.locknstitch.com/pdf/cummins_mod_b_new.pdf
Obviously, this is an expensive repair, so if you can get a good core from the junk yard for $100 you would just replace it.
just out of curiosity, was the customer running no EGR?
This is what I had done on a 1960 235 CID Chevy 6 cyl head. I reinstalled it with a guarantee from the shop that did it. If it failed, they would take care of the replacement head.
I got it installed and it made it all of 125 miles in -15°F weather. By the time we got there, the head actually cracked all the way around (it only started between the valves). I took the head off in two pieces. Had to drive in full snowmobiling gear because all heat was lost.
The machine shop ponied up for a freshly rebuilt never-cracked head. I still had to do the replacement, and have my truck towed from 125 miles away, and 6 months worth of jacking around coming back and forth from college to home.
By the time we made it that far, we pulled into the gas station at 3:00 in the morning and we had Police pulling in behind us because they thought the place was on fire because of all the smoke. You could not even see standing by the gas pumps.
This trip was one of those stories you tell your kids about.............
richardlillard1
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Whoa. What else do you tell your kids about?
richardlillard1
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In all seriousness, a crack starting at the combustion chamber is a little different than one on the valve cover side.
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The egr is working, I just got it to pass smog so he can transfer it into his name. He is in love with the truck and wants to spend the time and money to make it work.
