[Vwdiesel] Overheating diesels a -- ( keeping a COOL head )

[H.Hagar]

W.Kennedy   81  Florida Bunny.   asked.:

(should I assume my head is warped?), 

YES .     It is warped -----but do not panic .   Degree is deciding .
It is also cracked  ---but do not panic.     How wide and how deep
is deciding.
If cracks are down to coolant gallery --you have to do things.
When you remove head , you will find that metal has been pulled up around
headbolt threads.In block.            ----can be removed by sanding.

Use small pin drift to peen cracks closed.--- cracks can be fixed.

Tell us if it is original engine ---and is it a 1.5L NA ?

Hagar.   

PS:  Find cracks between valves.