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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Yes it's a common problem, I've long suspected due to lack of torque &/or overheating; they normally crack vertically on the right side between #2 & 3 behind the head stud boss.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">GOOD used heads are hard to find, & unless you get lucky, you'll have near as much as a new head in it, after you find a head & have it reworked; new ones are around 1k if you shop around.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Glen Efinger</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">ps- a 122?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The kid has excellent tastes!<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 12:10:32 PM EDT, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497"><div>OK, so I know I should be shot for bringing this up on a Triumph forum, but my 19 year old nephew just bought a 1970 MGB with a blown head gasket, and as he found out, a cracked head. He’s now looking for a used head. Anybody have one and is willing to have it shipped, or is within driving distance of the Hudson Valley or Long Island?<div class="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497"><br class="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497"></div><div class="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497">Hey, at least he likes old British cars. Also has a Volvo 122. </div><div class="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497"><br class="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497"></div><div class="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497">Thanks,</div><div class="ydpc583ebc8yiv7190434497">Scott</div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><br><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/fubog1@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/fubog1@aol.com</a><br><br><br></div>
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