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Re: A Call for Help-Cracked Cylinder Head

To: Speedo79@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: A Call for Help-Cracked Cylinder Head
From: Bud Krueger <budkrueger@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 18:31:11 -0500
Steve,

    This morning I was at Frank Krajewski's  (frankk@intap.net) and he mentioned
that he has a number of heads that he'd be happy to sell.  FYI, it costs about 
$35
to send one UPS Ground from this coast to your coast.  Or, I could bring it as a
carry-on in May when we come out for our daughter's graduation from gradual 
school
at Northridge.

Bud Krueger



Bud Krueger wrote:

> Steve,
>
>    I just spotted this ad on the UKBBS :
>
>      Hello. Have a good cylinder head for sale. Not rusted out inside in good
> shape with
>      rocker assm and valve cover. will throw in a good set of working and 
>moving
> HIF Su's
>      w/intake. These parts are from my 74 mgb. Take all for $250 plus 
>shipping.
> Please ask
>      if any other parts are needed.
>
>      Contact: James D <Fiero-@webtv.net>
>      virginia Beach Virginia USA
>
>      Advert placed 02/03/2002 at 02:37:33 (UK time)
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD
>
> Speedo79@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Listers,
> >
> > Does anyone know of a workable (repairable) cylinder head that will fit a
> > 1972 MGB block?  The head needs to have the air-injection ports, but does 
>not
> > need the later water choke port.  I can pay a reasonable price, plus
> > shipping/handling to Bakersfield, CA (Southern San Juaquin Valley of
> > California).
> >
> > With less than 500 miles on my newly rebuilt engine, a freeze plug blew out
> > of the side of the block.  In the two blocks it took me to get off the
> > freeway, the engine was climbing toward the red.  After pulling the valve
> > cover, it was obvious the cylinder head had to come off.
> >
> > The cylinder head is cracked from the #3 intake valve guide to the #3
> > sparkplug hole.  It's been determined the head is non-repairable.  My
> > machinist, who built the engine, has agreed to pay for welding/machining a
> > repairable head, but cannot find one.
> >
> > Please let me know if you have (or know of) a cylinderhead I could use.  I
> > can't afford a Moss Alloy Head at this point b/c of all the money I sunk 
>into
> > the engine and transmission, and I am only working part-time due to trying 
>to
> > graduate this Spring from college.
> >
> > Hope everyone has a good weekend.
> >
> > Steve Sanchez
> > 1977 MGB ('72 block)
> > Bakersfield, CA
> > Information Technology Assistant
> > California State University, Bakersfield

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