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Cylinder head interchangeablilty questions
Well I'm at it again. I searched and searched and maybe I'm terrible at searching but I didn't come up with anything.
Long story short. I have an '02 that blew a head gasket. Yanked the cylinder head to find it cracked. I have sitting on the floor an engine from a '98. Yanked it's head off, it's in great shape. BUT! As far as I can tell, the only differences are- (1)- Casting numbers (2)- Rocker arms. The newer engine has bolt down rocker arms, the old one has a stud with a nut. Is there any reason they wouldn't be interchangeable? The pushrods and what-not are the same length. According to O'reilly's website, the valves are the same, the head gaskets are the same. SO! Can I just swap 'em over or what? :D Thanks guys. |
Originally Posted by Baxter1
(Post 668369)
Well I'm at it again. I searched and searched and maybe I'm terrible at searching but I didn't come up with anything.
Long story short. I have an '02 that blew a head gasket. Yanked the cylinder head to find it cracked. I have sitting on the floor an engine from a '98. Yanked it's head off, it's in great shape. BUT! As far as I can tell, the only differences are- (1)- Casting numbers (2)- Rocker arms. The newer engine has bolt down rocker arms, the old one has a stud with a nut. Is there any reason they wouldn't be interchangeable? The pushrods and what-not are the same length. According to O'reilly's website, the valves are the same, the head gaskets are the same. SO! Can I just swap 'em over or what? :D Thanks guys. |
Well that's exactly what I did and it worked great!
Now I just need to see how badly this frame is bent... :( |
glad it worked out for you. Thanks for letting us know.
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