Jcorstorphine
Well-Known Member
Where can I get a new Ford 1.6D Cylinder Head
This is yet another follow on from a previous posting regarding my Ford XLD 1.6D engine
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256842
Having stripped down the engine and taken the block for honing and crankshaft for polishing / balancing to a machine shop, they suggested that they should also inspect the cylinder head. I explained that the head had been fully refurbished last year. The mechanic however said that these particular heads were prone to cracking and it would be worthwhile them doing a couple of tests.
Their concern was justified as they found two cracks in the face of the head. One was right into a valve seat. Whilst the crack was very small and I had to use Dye Pen to find it when I got it home, the concern was that if it opened up any more, the valve seat insert would come loose and cause untold damage to the engine. The crack is at the No 5 valve as shown on the picture below.
It would appear that the previous machine shop I had used to refurbish my cylinder head had either not noticed the crack or had chosen to just carry on, machine the head and rebuild the camshaft. To be honest I did have misgivings about the quality of the work as I found some of the tappet setting were on the tight side and noticed that the price of the additional spares such as gaskets and head bolts etc, they had charged me were much higher than I could have purchased direct. It was this that made me go to a different machine shop.
Bottom line is that the rebuild is on hold while I try to find a Ford 1.6D cylinder head. There is one on Ebay but it is the wrong configuration and is actually for a 1.8D.
John
One day I will have an engine which works!
This is yet another follow on from a previous posting regarding my Ford XLD 1.6D engine
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256842
Having stripped down the engine and taken the block for honing and crankshaft for polishing / balancing to a machine shop, they suggested that they should also inspect the cylinder head. I explained that the head had been fully refurbished last year. The mechanic however said that these particular heads were prone to cracking and it would be worthwhile them doing a couple of tests.
Their concern was justified as they found two cracks in the face of the head. One was right into a valve seat. Whilst the crack was very small and I had to use Dye Pen to find it when I got it home, the concern was that if it opened up any more, the valve seat insert would come loose and cause untold damage to the engine. The crack is at the No 5 valve as shown on the picture below.
It would appear that the previous machine shop I had used to refurbish my cylinder head had either not noticed the crack or had chosen to just carry on, machine the head and rebuild the camshaft. To be honest I did have misgivings about the quality of the work as I found some of the tappet setting were on the tight side and noticed that the price of the additional spares such as gaskets and head bolts etc, they had charged me were much higher than I could have purchased direct. It was this that made me go to a different machine shop.
Bottom line is that the rebuild is on hold while I try to find a Ford 1.6D cylinder head. There is one on Ebay but it is the wrong configuration and is actually for a 1.8D.
John
One day I will have an engine which works!
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