Re: Possible to repair cam journal in MC head?

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3635E2CC.446C08A@teleport.com> "Gary G. Erickson" writes:

>> Exchange head, I think.

> That's kind of what I was afraid of.  I was hoping that somebody might
> have come up with a repair (aluminum welding perhaps?) that didn't
> involve pulling the head right back off.  This job is getting quite
> tiring!

Alloy heads _can_ be repaired, but I think the heating technique uses
RF energy and it's quite a big rig.  Definitely a "take the part to the
rig" job, rather than the other way round.

> Well, I discovered it as I was getting ready to lay the cam back in.
> The bearing caps hadn't been installed yet.

Is there a chance it's an old wound?

If you put on an exchange head, you basically renew 70% of the engine.
It's a big $$$ hit, but it really does make a difference.  I discovered
the other day that I didn't pay as much for the exchange head on my
ur-quattro as I said I had - GBP469, in fact.  At today's exchange rate
$782.

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