[Vwdiesel] Head Cracked between valves...Seeking Advice

[The President]

Doyt
If coolant is not being pushed out of  the system then those cracks do not 
mean anything. They are common, superficial and a normal quirk of VW. Even 
if you are loosing coolant it may still be the gasket failing only.
Oil in the coolant can be either the oil/heat exchanger by the oil filter 
failing or simply the gasket failing next to the oil supply to the head.
Do not relinquish the head :o)
Mark


>From: "Doyt W. Echelberger" <doyt at buckeye-express.com>
>To: LBaird119 at aol.com
>CC: vwdiesel at audifans.com
>Subject: [Vwdiesel] Head Cracked between valves...Seeking Advice
>Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:16:26 -0400
>
>I took my  85 Jetta TD (which I have owned for 17 years) to the shop
>yesterday because oil was appearing in the coolant. My mechanic took the
>head off and found deep cracks between each intake and exhaust valve.
>Purpose of this email is to verify first that this is serious and fatal,
>and that the only solution is to replace the head.
>
>Any input/BTDT is welcome. The car is sitting in the shop with the head
>off. Mechanic sees it as fatal flaw and suggested I publish this email and
>ask for responses from the deeply experienced diesel community. Over the
>years, he and I have benefited greatly each time we asked for advice. He
>works on TD Benz's and Ferraris and Rolls Royces and Porches and MG's etc,
>but I'm the only TD Jetta in his flock. He has the best reputation for 50
>miles in every direction, and he takes care of all the exotics in our
>area....but nobody knows diesels like you people.
>
>Assuming the head is toast.....It is a rare-bird TD, so can I use a head
>from a NA 1.5? The head from a 1.6?  1.9?   No telling what will be
>available when I start looking, so I want to narrow the suitability
>field.  My mechanic has a complete 4 cyl NA diesel engine from an
>early-80's Audi sitting on his shop floor. I'll get the engine number and
>specifics. It came from a in-line power train rather than the side-to-side
>mounting in my Jetta. Would the in-line engine rotate in the same 
>direction?
>
>Waiting for the wisdom of experience...................
>
>
>Doyt Echelberger
>Ohio, USA
>
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>
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