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Re: Cracked motor head repair

To: rick <rbacon@netcom.ca>
Subject: Re: Cracked motor head repair
From: Dean Paige <ecopaige@metro.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 09:09:10 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: City of Santa Rosa
References: "Your message dated Mon, 02 Feb 1998 15:29:34 +0000" <98Feb2.153015gmt.66306@gateway.ukaea.org.uk> <199802021654.LAA19002@mail.pupress.princeton.edu> <l03020900b0fc196f81cd@[207.181.92.215]>
rick wrote:
> 
> The machine shop called to let me know the engine rebuild was going along
> fine, except... Upon scrutinizing the head, it appears to be cracked
> between the 2 valves on cylinder 6. The machine shop offered to repair the
> head as no suitable cores where availalable. It is a reputable shop we have
> been doing business for years, they offer an unlimited warranty on the
> repair(!), anybody had succesfull experience with such a problem?
> 
> rick
> 72 TR6


I'd be careful here. When I first bought my TR I had a burn through 
between the # 6 valves. Head was irreperable. Turns out that the water 
jacket was obstructed due to bad casting causing extremely high temps on 
# 6. Seems that a whole bunch of heads got through that way. You 
just might be dealing with one of those heads. Though I guess that shold 
show up in the same tests that found the crack.

Deano

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