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Old Jun 1, 2017 | 07:46 PM
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What to do with cracked head?

I have a head that was cracked in 4 spots between the spark plug and valves. Due to this, most places won't take it as a core. I can't really sell it to anybody because it doesn't function properly... Wat do? Does anybody want a head to turn into a coffee table or something? Recycler for scrap? Sell to some ebay person who will weld it up cheaply and resell?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2017 | 05:04 AM
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Scrap.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2017 | 04:02 PM
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Yep sounds like scrap, sorry.

How many miles on the engine?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2017 | 04:15 PM
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145k. From what I read it's not really even worth the gas to get to the recycler. Sounds like trash if that's the case.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2017 | 05:21 PM
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At 145,000 you can look at it; 145,000 miles at an average speed of 35 mph = 4,141.85 hours x 60 min/hrs = 248,571.42 minutes x an average of 2,500 RPMs = 621,428,571 times that cylinder had an ignition cycle. The average numbers can increase or decrease but the numbers are still pretty big.

It could be said that you did get good use out of it.
 
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