No, but I find the way you communicate over the top! I cannot for the life of me see any reason to come over as such a, in lack of better words, smart ass. You enter a discussion starting by saying that the engine being discussed is a "piss-poor design".
When called on it, in a very civil way, where I stated that I thought your comment was"a bit over the top", and asked you to elaborate on your knowlegde of the engine, and you reply as above.
You have obviously not even read my post, as I stated that no coolant was the reason for the head to crack, not the oil.
Nor have you read Syche's point about the steel bolt in the alloy head. The point was that too little clearance between the two and differences in heat expansion caused stress.
you like yourself, good for you. that doesn't change the fact that you are a piss poor communicator. But as usual if someone loves themselves then they will not see the faults or they will make light of the faults.
Well, in short no. It has been done, but the 1KZ-T + gearbox is actually longer than the stock B30 in-line 6 cylinder Volvo engine.
And why would I choose a 12H-T over the 1KZ-T other than diesel issues? I know some use vegetable oil on the 1KZ-T without any issues. How does it cope with "3rd world diesel"?
This brings me to a point I have concidered several times in this and other debates over choice of engine. I have a sneaking suspicion that if I had chosen a 2H or a 12H-T no one would have critizised the size. Eventhough power output, both HP and torque, is better on the 1KZ. Some might say that real-world torque is better in the low end on the 12H-T, but remember i have a 1:7.1 gearing!
Another issue is the head cracking. Which of these Toyota diesel engines do not crack heads:
- 2H
- 12H-T
- 3B
- 2LT
- 1KZ-T
- (just add one by own choosing)
Beware, it's a trick question, they all do! It's a known issue with Toyota diesels. My 2H had a cracked head, it is nearly impossible to find a clean un-cracked 2H head here for that exact reason (not that I used them all of course!

) And it has been the same with them all...
But it seems like the internet sometimes aggravate some issues, while downplay others in a very random way. Another example is the hype there was here a couple of years ago about the H55F.
I know you guys in the US didn't get them from Toyota, and therefore they where exotic. But I have seen them praised as being the end-all manual gearbox, which by no means they are! In fact they have a rather bad rep here, being an original four-speed, with a fifth slammed on. I have seen numourous HJ60's and 61's driving around with a bungee-cord around the gearstick in order to keep it in fifth.
Once again, I would like to ask everyone to keep a civil tone. The point was to have a constructive debate, not just critizising others.