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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: kevinm on August 05, 2010, 05:18:21 pm

Title: Cracked Head Removing Injector Pics
Post by: kevinm on August 05, 2010, 05:18:21 pm

Has anyone had any success with a little weld on something like this? The crack does not run into the non-threaded diameter at the bottom.  This is a td head and will be seeing boost.

(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk17/kmahon01/CIMG0035.jpg)

(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk17/kmahon01/CIMG0042.jpg)

btw. that injector was a 5 day removal process and it still cracked.

Title: Re: Cracked Head Removing Injector Pics
Post by: theman53 on August 05, 2010, 08:30:48 pm

That should be able to be tig welded and better than new. I have a guy that could do that easily with the head off the car.

Title: Re: Cracked Head Removing Injector Pics
Post by: tSoG-84bit on August 05, 2010, 08:53:09 pm

Quote from: theman53 on August 05, 2010, 08:30:48 pm

That should be able to be tig welded and better than new. I have a guy that could do that easily with the head off the car.

I've got a couple heads I want your friend to see ;-)

if he can do it for less than I can buy a prothe core, then I'll be damn tempted.

Title: Re: Cracked Head Removing Injector Pics
Post by: theman53 on August 05, 2010, 08:55:48 pm

He can weld better than me with his eyes closed. It will penatrate and the threads will need cleaned up, but yes he could weld that very easily.

Title: Re: Cracked Head Removing Injector Pics
Post by: kevinm on August 05, 2010, 09:01:08 pm

Good news! I hope someone in the Vancouver area is just as skilled at welding ad your guy is.