Two things: 1) You must use the cam cover that came with the new head. You CANNOT use the original cam cover - cam covers are married to the head. Donor head and Donor cam cover. NOT donor head Original cam cover. 2) You should be able to use the cam that came with the new head, it is preferable as...

Take the CVVT hub off and out your solid cam hub back on the Intake cam. I don’t think you can leave the pulley loose , doesn’t sound like a good idea. Sorry I might have made things a little confusing haha. My car is '04 V70 with an intake CVVT. So the new head is the same head with the same CVVT ...

Hey, I placed a cylinder head from another car on my engine due to warping of the old head. The new head came with the cam gears still on, including a Intake CVVT hub still installed. Now I was wondering, does this mean I dont have to set up the CVVT? Just put it on the marks with the locking tool a...

I have decided to give the block a chance with a good used head on it. The warpage on block looks to be okay. I dont think the warpage of the block is the biggest concern tho. Piston rings and bottom end might be more of gamble.. But I've had a handfull of people say these blocks are strong includin...

Hey guys, When placing another cylinderhead, what is te best way to go with the CVVT? Are they all interchangeable? My current head has a non-spingloaded yellow CVVT. If I place another head with cams and cover it seems like the best way is to use the cams and cover that come with the new head. Also...

abscate wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 13:54 It sounds crazy but Irememebr an old school guy telling me a block shouldbeas flat in “ mil” ( thousands of an inch)mas the number of cylinders.

That units problem is left to the student

If I understand that right the maximum tolerance should be .005 of an inch or 0.12mm?

I don’t think there is any option in my area for thermal straightening unfortunately. I can source a head for pretty cheap tho.

So I checked the block for warpage with a straight edge. What I found was a maximum of .004 inches. Would like to hear what you guys think about this. Thanks

Thanks for all the insight and suggestions. I've got a little update on the head from the machineshop. The head is warped by quite a bit. Also the valves/seats where in bad condtion. His advises was to find another head or preferably another egnine. He also said he never seen a Volvo with this kind ...

abscate wrote: ↑06 Sep 2020, 05:36 You should be fine if it was short running. The bottom ends of these engines are really tough

I'll give this engine a chance. thanks

If it ran with that chocolate milk I would worry more about the bottom end than the cylinder walls. That’s ugly It's a bit of a gamble. It ran for a short time according to previous owner. I started the car for a couple seconds myself before taking the head off. Im currently debating if its woth it...