Author Topic: Head Cracks (Read 1860 times)

Riverfurm · « **on:** June 23, 2008, 02:42:33 pm »

I have the head off my 85 1.6 turbo and noticed there are cracks between the valves. It seems to be in just the aluminum part of the head and not into the seats. Is this a normal wear?

zukgod1 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:11:35 pm »

Normal, to a point.

They can crack to far though.

Post up a pic..

burn_your_money · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2008, 06:35:18 pm »

the thickness of a dime is a rough guideline for maximum crackage

gigaz2 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2008, 05:06:07 am »

how much millimeters is that?
I think I've read on vw literature that up to 1.5mm was normal, but just between the valves, it can't extend past that.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2008, 06:11:11 pm »

1mm? I'll have a look in the bentley and see what they say