Crack between two valve seats in the cylinderhead.

[Preiss]

Hi all,

The thing is when I bought my Transit MK1 the engine wasn't working properly. The compression went out in the cooling system. So I decided to screw the cylinderheads down and check what the problem was.

At first sight I saw at one cylinder the gasket was broken. So I was happy. Now later when I had cleaned the cylinderhead and removed the valves and cleaned more. I saw a small crack between inlet and exhaust valve seat. Is this ok or do I must find a replacement cylinderhead?

If so, Is there anyone here who has a cylinderhead laying around for the Essex engine?

Regards!

[bron y aur]

Hi Preiss, ive got four V4 heads lyin about if theyr any good, where abouts are you ?

[Preiss]

Hi Preiss, ive got four V4 heads lyin about if theyr any good, where abouts are you ?

Hi,

I live in Sweden. I am interested in two.
My valve exhaust valve guides isn't so good on both cylinderheads. What condition is yours?

[bron y aur]

They are all good but i havnt stripped them and given them a good check over, postage might be a bit expensive to you tho

[Preiss]

They are all good but i havnt stripped them and given them a good check over, postage might be a bit expensive to you tho

Right now I saw a guy here in Sweden who sells a V4 engine for about 82£. Maybe I should buy it and strip it down.
Is it the same cylinderheads for the 1.7 and 2.0 litres engines?

[bron y aur]

Yea buy it and knock the price down too , good luck.

[baconsdozen]

There are two types of heads fitted to ther V4,high and low compression so make sure you get the right one if you buy just a head.
A competent engine remanufacturer should be able to weld a crack in the cylinder head.V4s were known for overheating and this could crack the heads especially if a previous owner had added cold water without letting the engine cool down.