Thread: IA WTB 235 6-cyl head
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Old 02-08-2021, 10:50 PM   #8
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Re: WTB 235 6-cyl head

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Originally Posted by MJN View Post
Yes, the machine shop said mine is cracked in each chamber and they can be fixed but I'm not sure I want to hand over the kind of cash they quoted just for welding. I agree with having it magnafluxed- however not every seller is willing to do that before selling it. I have some looking to do locally but wanted some feelers out there if anyone had one on here.
That fix is a hard one, I’ve done it AND it’s not welded in the since you think it is
They call it Cold weld. It’s actually a series of threaded plugs overlapping each other. Done right it works. Personally if it’s in every cly I’d pass
I would NOT buy one without being Magnafluxed
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