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1930deluxe · 07-05-2018, 10:46 PM

Is there any repair that can be done when the head at the upper hose housing bolt has two cracks? For some reason I am not able to attach a photo?

Mike V. Florida · 07-05-2018, 11:54 PM

I don't know if the head is thick enough for the method called stitching.

Synchro909 · 07-06-2018, 12:54 AM

I’d expect there to be plenty of standard heads about. Maybe you would be better off to scrap the one you have and replace it.

1930deluxe · 07-06-2018, 08:14 AM

I will know more once I get the head off and have it checked for other cracks.

eagle · 07-06-2018, 08:35 AM

Put the head on a BBQ grill until its good and hot, use cast iron rod and weld it. Leave it on the grill, slowly turning down the heat. Cast iron piston rings work well for welding rod. Check head surface for true afterward.

Anteek29 · 07-06-2018, 09:28 AM

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Hmmm...might be a good opportunity to switch to a high compression head.

Jim Brierley · 07-06-2018, 11:39 AM

Iron castings that are cracked at a spot 'open' to the edge can be brazed quite easily. Pre-heat a large area, braze and cool slowly. I have done this on the bottom head surface, and also on the block along the right water-jacket area, no problems but you'll probably need to re-surface the head, or at least check it for flatness.

Charlie Stephens · 07-06-2018, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 1930deluxe

Is there any repair that can be done when the head at the upper hose housing bolt has two cracks? For some reason I am not able to attach a photo?

Go to the test forum, https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=13 and practice posting. Usually the problem is that your picture is too large of a file. Cell phone pictures seem to post easily. Post what hardware (MAC?, PC?) and software (Photos?) you are using and someone will post the instructions to reduce the size of the photo. Do it now, you will need it again in the future.

Charlie Stephens

07-05-2018, 10:46 PM	#1
1930deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Garretson S.D. Posts: 114	Head Repair Is there any repair that can be done when the head at the upper hose housing bolt has two cracks? For some reason I am not able to attach a photo?

07-05-2018, 11:54 PM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Head Repair I don't know if the head is thick enough for the method called stitching. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

07-06-2018, 12:54 AM	#3
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Head Repair I’d expect there to be plenty of standard heads about. Maybe you would be better off to scrap the one you have and replace it. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

07-06-2018, 08:14 AM	#4
1930deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Garretson S.D. Posts: 114	Re: Head Repair I will know more once I get the head off and have it checked for other cracks.

07-06-2018, 08:35 AM	#5
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: Head Repair Put the head on a BBQ grill until its good and hot, use cast iron rod and weld it. Leave it on the grill, slowly turning down the heat. Cast iron piston rings work well for welding rod. Check head surface for true afterward. __________________ "There are some that can destroy an anvil with a teaspoon and shouldn't be allowed to touch anything resembling a tool."

07-06-2018, 09:28 AM	#6
Anteek29 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 985	Re: Head Repair Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Hmmm...might be a good opportunity to switch to a high compression head. __________________ Alan 1929 Special Coupe 1941 Pick-Up 1955 Victoria

07-06-2018, 11:39 AM	#7
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,087	Re: Head Repair Iron castings that are cracked at a spot 'open' to the edge can be brazed quite easily. Pre-heat a large area, braze and cool slowly. I have done this on the bottom head surface, and also on the block along the right water-jacket area, no problems but you'll probably need to re-surface the head, or at least check it for flatness.