[AT] Q. for JD "experts"--or anyone--SOLVED!

[John Wilkens]

Right on John!    John W.



At 06:37 AM 03/12/2005, you wrote:
>Missing a hairline crack in a valve seat is at least understandable.  I'm
>recovering from a pair of cylinder heads I bought from a dealer back east,
>good used takeoffs, "checked" for cracks for an IH 817 engine.  One of them
>had cracks that you could see from 10-15 feet away.  They gave me credit for
>the cracked head of course, but it didn't help me with the sale I had
>committed to based on the purchase of the heads.  It's going to cost me a
>bundle for their error but I'll still ship what I committed to.  The
>replacement head I found was much higher in cost so I'll "only" lose about
>400 dollars on the transaction.  (There was supposed to have been a net
>profit in there somewhere!!) Situations like this, which measure the value
>of integrity, happen rarely and in the long run pay you back more than you
>lost.  (rationalization required to avoid anger).
>
>John Parks
>Boise, ID
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Q. for JD "experts"--or anyone--SOLVED!
>
>
> > Thanks everyone four your suggestions!   The problem is
> > solved.  Magnafluxing revealed a hairline crack in one valve seat....which
> > apparently was opening up after the engine ran for 15-20 minutes and
> > letting air into the water jacket.  Now to look for a new head (too
> > expensive to fix I think).
> > John W.
> >
> >
> > At 08:16 AM 03/10/2005, you wrote:
> > >I agree Walt. I had an engine that we tore down 3 times before we found
> > >the crack. Everything looked great before we magnafluxed it and then the
> > >crack jumped right out for us to see. Looks can be deceiving!. Check
>every
> > >possibility first before putting back together. Saves a LOT of time and
> > >frustration.  Just My Thoughts,  John Grant
> > >----- Original Message ----- From: <DAVIESW739 at aol.com>
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> > >Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:11 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [AT] Q. for JD "experts"--or anyone.
> > >
> >
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