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Re: 1275 Cracked head

To: Tyson Sherman <tsherman@tecinfo.com>
Subject: Re: 1275 Cracked head
From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:07:14 -0500
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Reply-to: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
New take off heads are dead cheap from Mini Mania, last time I surfed that
way.  Why not start fresh?

Brian


At 09:07 PM 01/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi list.  I got the head to my 73 Midget back from the machine shop
>today...this is the one that has sat outside for the last ten years or
>so.  It came out clean, but they found a crack in the head.  The crack
>is between the intake and exhaust valve seats in one of the cylinders
>(either #2 or #3, I forget).  Also, five of the eight valve seats need
>refacing (pitted a good bit).
>So should I forget this head and use the engine from my 72?  The machine
>shop says they can pressure-test the head to see if the crack will
>remain or grow, so I guess I could do that.
>Any suggestions or do I just toss the head.
>Thanks,
>Tyson
>http://www.tecinfo.com/~tsherman
>
>


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