Posted by rustyfarmall on March 31, 2010 at 07:21:25 from (209.152.78.140):
In Reply to: Farmall H Parts posted by Andy Martin on March 31, 2010 at 05:49:53:
Andy Martin said: (quoted from post at 05:49:53 03/31/10) Your "great" auto machine shop may be part of the problem. Stress cracks in M and H heads are common and do not junk the head. The heads are so thick they can run many years without any problem. It is very hard to find an H head with no cracks. If it is not cracked through the valve seats and does not leak it is probably OK, even though the cracks would be unacceptable in a thinner, higher compression, higher temperature automotive head.
If these guys are experienced in old tractor heads, then "never mind" but if they are hot rod experts you might want to re-evaluate heads you have been throwing away.
Lot's of people are throwing away good cracked heads so they will get more valuable pretty soon.
Exactly. You could take your pick of ANY excellent running H Farmall, remove the head, and there WILL be stress cracks in that head. Put it back on the tractor and it'll be good for another 50 years.
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