Is this a cracked cylinder head?

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Feb 13, 2006 | 12:50 PM

Bense

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Is this a cracked cylinder head?

this is a very very low mileage motor (approx 13k) that I just purchased, it's actually a 99 gx motor which has the same head as a d16y8. All of the ports have this groove on the "bridge" between the two valve ports. Is this normal?

Feb 13, 2006 | 12:56 PM

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Re: Is this a cracked cylinder head? (Bense)

looks like a casting mark at a glance

Feb 13, 2006 | 12:59 PM

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Re: Is this a cracked cylinder head? (JCushing)

Yeah its just a casting seam.

Feb 13, 2006 | 04:54 PM

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Re: Is this a cracked cylinder head? (Bense)

that would be a pretty clean and consistent crack..

Feb 13, 2006 | 06:07 PM

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normal

Feb 13, 2006 | 06:10 PM

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excellent

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