[s-cars] (no subject) cracked heads

[djdawson2 at aol.com]

As a side note... it is also very common to see cracks between 2 valve seats.? This is usually shrugged off as well.


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Thank you?gents,

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James Bufkin was of the same opinion as Dave so I think I'll proceed with this head!

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Regards,

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Shawn

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In a message dated 5/5/2008 5:04:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Djdawson2 writes:

Calvin's point is a good one.? However, a crack from the plug bore to the valve seat is a very common and acceptable failure in the eyes of most rebuilders... very common in VW, Audi and BMW.

I wouldn't see it as a major risk.

Dave


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Ummmm....having not rebuilt an Audi engine my opinion may be incorrect, but
for all the engines Irebuild you definitely don't use a cracked cyclinder
head.  These engines, although rare, are now "popping up" pretty regularly
and I certainly wouldn't sacrifice an engine rebuild for lack of an
un-cracked head.

--Calvin







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