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Talking to this bloke last night who was a mechanic for 15 yrs some years ago, he reckons for every holden v8 with a cracked head there would be at least 10 chevs, due a bit to there cooling problems which aren't helped by the water going around block before head.
Also they snap oil pump drive shafts, which in a lot of cases you have to pull engine out.....true or false...?
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Chevs crack heads due to flame hardened seats and also Americans not looking after them ie not changing the oil or water. Yes to replace an oil pump in a Chev you have to remove the engine.
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could the fact that it gets to -20c in america and -60c in canada make them crack? |
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Yes but most heads that come into Australia have run on cars in the USA.
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yer, dont buy cast iron chev heads unless they are crack tested. 1 holden:10 chev, he wouldnt be far off. Thats why in Nth ameerica they have heated welsh plugs that plug into the powerpoint. He who hesitates, -Masturbates. Edited by user Friday, 2 May 2008 11:15:21 PM(UTC)
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yer, don't buy cast iron chev heads unless they are crack tested. 1 holden:10 chev, he wouldn't be far off. Thats why in Nth ameerica they have heated welsh plugs that plug into the powerpoint. He who hesitates, -Masturbates. Edited by user Friday, 2 May 2008 11:15:21 PM(UTC)
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i lived in canada for 12 months there block heaters i would say less them 50% of people use them, i had a few cars and never had one even when it was -38c. |
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Its pretty hard to say chevs are prone to cracking heads.
There are numerous different head castings, majority of which are pretty good.
Ive run chevs and been working on them for past 30 years and only had 1 set of heads crack.
These were early 292 c
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It's pretty hard to say chevs are prone to cracking heads.
There are numerous different head castings, majority of which are pretty good.
I've run chevs and been working on them for past 30 years and only had 1 set of heads crack.
These were early 292
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