[Vwdiesel] Cracked Heads 1.5L NA and 1.6L NA . and more.

[Drew MacPherson]

I've never had problems related to small cracks between valves.  Some
people bang them in, some people don't.

As long as you don't have cracks elsewhere in the combustion chamber
(around the precombustion inserts, for example) the head is most likely
fine.

Drew

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Kenneth E. Oldrid wrote:

> So,
> it seems that the cracking heads are common, as I have heard before. I have
> heard a suggestion to peen the cracks shut. Someone else suggested liquid metal
> to seal the cracks. I would think the later to be a bad idea since they will be
> exposed to high pressure in the combustion chamber. Have people reused heads
> with small cracks, and what was the outcome?
> By the way, thanks for all of the great info. This list is a great resource
> devoted to a great powerplant!
>
> Ken
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