Cylinder Head
#1
Cylinder Head
My 1990 12 valve non IC head that i was originally told is good has a crack from the valve seat to the valve guide. Do any of you have any ideas what it would cost to get it fixed, or would it be cheaper to buy a new head and from where can i get a new head? I would appreciate any help on this.
#2
Here's the scoop...
Assume that every Cummins head has cracks after 100,000 miles. Few Cummins heads have problems with those cracks before 1,000,000 miles. The majority of people who say that their head doesn't have cracks are people who aren't basing their statement on magnaflux results.
Cummins policy is that heads aren't reuseable during a rebuild. They don't even bother checking them anymore, they just spec a new one.
You will probably never notice a problem re-using the old head, even in a performance application. And if it does loose compression one day, all you're out is a head, gasket and the few hours it takes to change one.
Deck warpage is much more likely to cause problems than cracking between injector bores and valve bores.
Assume that every Cummins head has cracks after 100,000 miles. Few Cummins heads have problems with those cracks before 1,000,000 miles. The majority of people who say that their head doesn't have cracks are people who aren't basing their statement on magnaflux results.
Cummins policy is that heads aren't reuseable during a rebuild. They don't even bother checking them anymore, they just spec a new one.
You will probably never notice a problem re-using the old head, even in a performance application. And if it does loose compression one day, all you're out is a head, gasket and the few hours it takes to change one.
Deck warpage is much more likely to cause problems than cracking between injector bores and valve bores.
#4
Here's the scoop...
Assume that every Cummins head has cracks after 100,000 miles. Few Cummins heads have problems with those cracks before 1,000,000 miles. The majority of people who say that their head doesn't have cracks are people who aren't basing their statement on magnaflux results.
Cummins policy is that heads aren't reuseable during a rebuild. They don't even bother checking them anymore, they just spec a new one.
You will probably never notice a problem re-using the old head, even in a performance application. And if it does loose compression one day, all you're out is a head, gasket and the few hours it takes to change one.
Deck warpage is much more likely to cause problems than cracking between injector bores and valve bores.
Assume that every Cummins head has cracks after 100,000 miles. Few Cummins heads have problems with those cracks before 1,000,000 miles. The majority of people who say that their head doesn't have cracks are people who aren't basing their statement on magnaflux results.
Cummins policy is that heads aren't reuseable during a rebuild. They don't even bother checking them anymore, they just spec a new one.
You will probably never notice a problem re-using the old head, even in a performance application. And if it does loose compression one day, all you're out is a head, gasket and the few hours it takes to change one.
Deck warpage is much more likely to cause problems than cracking between injector bores and valve bores.
#10
umm, yes your head is ok, but some cracks are not acceptible, weather they leak compression or not, if the head is cracked around the seats ( if the head has replaceablr seats) it could cause the seats to loose the press fit, your 90 doesn't so your good there, and i have seen cracks on the top side of the head leak coolant, magnafluxing is a great tool, it can save you valuable time and money, however it will not tell you how deep the crack goes, just that there is one there. i would personnally get a new head or a good used one, i picked up a head for $50, had to bore and install exhaust seats cause they had cracks..... by doing that i removedd the cracks, and was vastly cheaper then a new head...... just my two cents
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