Ugh, my first attempt at a used head resulted in another warped, unusable one, even worse than my cracked one...Probably don't have budget to get a store-bought re-manufactured head, so I'm looking at the yards

On what models might I find the casting number 1001837 ? Mine is specifically 1001837003 ...

Ugh, got word from shop that the head is cracked in #2 & #3 cylinder at the top apex near plugs/valve. Project postponed until I find a head...

RickHaleParker wrote: 03 May 2019, 19:58

tnkenmcd wrote: 03 May 2019, 18:48I should be worried about jamming dirt & stuff between piston and cylinder wall (the rings)?

Only if you think you can exert more force then an exploding air/fuel mixture.

Made my Friday

With your finger tip, feel for a channel of damage between pistons and water jackets.

I started cleaning the block a bit to check it out. Spun the crank around and did an initial check of the cylinder walls. So far, couldn't find a scratch or groove by fingertip and nothing is catching on a ...

Cylinder head off, clean, skim, check flat. New Volvo head gasket, good to go Dude, I am really tempted to do just that, along with maybe drill-lapping the valves and be done. But I figure with all the work to get here it doesn't seem possible to do this even remotely "right" without a full gasket ...

water was definitely getting in number 4 by how clean the valves and piston are. . You will have to make sure the metal loss under the gasket is taken care of. maby compression is bad in 4 due to prolong=ed operation with water. looks like you ran it a long time this way. might be needing an ...

I will go with 95% that your head gasket blew with a coolant to cylinder blow.

Look how nice and clean #4 is scoured clean compared to the others, both the piston and the valve train above.

The other 5% is Ms Pac-Man in cylinder 3 ate everything in cylinder 4 and just moved on to cylinder 3 ...

If it sat for years condensation will build up anywhere air can access. Check the cylinder walls carefully for corrosion before you invest too much in the motor. Intercooler water is surely condensation. The intercooler temperature equilibrates fast, as it’s a heat exchanger.

It sat under a tree ...

RickHaleParker wrote: 28 Apr 2019, 21:40 Look at the weep hole on the bottom of the intercooler, is it plugged up?
Could be years worth of condensation that could not drain out.

I'll check tomorrow. It was definitely like a quart of water total between the intercooler flip and then later the intake removal

1. No water in Intercooler hose from turbo to Intercooler.
2. Water in the:
A: Intercooler Air passage.
B: Hose from intercooler to intake manifold.
C: Intake manifold.
D: Cylinders.
Internal leakage in the intercooler between liquid and air passages.

I guess that's a VADIS TS Q. Not sure if ...