The engine rebuild saga continues

[2Farr]

Diesels are not cheep to work on.

 

[SAndreasen]

Didn't Tupy cast nearly all 5.9s? Seems like I've always seen that cast into them.

I thought some were some weren’t??

 

[SAndreasen]

Diesels are not cheep to work on.

If I have to buy a new head I will have to . Even with a new head I will still will be under 5000.00$ on the whole rebuild

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I have found even stock 215 hp 12-valve heads tend to crack between I and E, and from I to injector hole. Some porting under the seats, and chamferring the injector hole prevented this for me.

 

[SAndreasen]

The manual says you can reuse em if they are cracked and shows where the cracks are that are ok to reuse But I haven’t even seen either head to know how they are cracked

 

[SAndreasen]

Just got a call from the machine shop and out of both heads are cracked one is cracked between the valve seats and the other has cracks in the valve seats that extend passed the valve seats

I found a bargain

 

[BigPapa]

Yeah, I’d buy two of them....

 

[SAndreasen]

Yeah, I’d buy two of them....

 

[SAndreasen]

Had a place checking they had 3 heads and they were going to tear em down and see if they were cracked

 

[AnonEd]

Hmm, is a replacement cylinder head from China a bargain at any price.

 

[BigPapa]

Certainly not with $1500 shipping......