Anyone seen a TUPY 0331 head crack before?
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Anyone seen a TUPY 0331 head crack before?
Bought a 00 cherokee with what I thought was the notorious cracked 0331 head. Discovered the head was not original and had been replaced with the updated TUPY stamped 0331. Now I know my head gasket it pretty badly blown, but I am wondering if my head could also be cracked. If TUPY heads are not known for cracking, I'm just going to throw a new HG in her and hope that deals with the coolant loss. If TUPY heads have been known to crack or warp, then I'm going to have it ported and machined and what not.
Just curious as to what people have experienced with XJ's with the TUPY head swap.
Just curious as to what people have experienced with XJ's with the TUPY head swap.
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When you remove the head to replace the head gasket, it would be a good idea to check the head for being warped. Using a straight edge and feeler gauge check for flatness. If the cylinder head wasn't torqued down properly there's a chance the head got warped.
Use a quality head gasket and you may also need new head bolts since this looks like this may be the second go around on your existing bolts.
I recommend the Victor Reinz gasket and head bolts, available from Rockauto.com.
Make sure you go by the torque sequence specified in the FSM.
Flatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.03 mm per 25 mm
(0.001 in. per 1 in.)
Flatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 mm per 152 mm
(0.002 in. per 6 in.)
Flatness Max. . . . 0.20 mm - max. for total length
(0.008 in. max. for total length)(0.001 in. per 1 in.)
Flatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 mm per 152 mm
(0.002 in. per 6 in.)
Flatness Max. . . . 0.20 mm - max. for total length
Use a quality head gasket and you may also need new head bolts since this looks like this may be the second go around on your existing bolts.
I recommend the Victor Reinz gasket and head bolts, available from Rockauto.com.
Make sure you go by the torque sequence specified in the FSM.
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Bought a 00 cherokee with what I thought was the notorious cracked 0331 head. Discovered the head was not original and had been replaced with the updated TUPY stamped 0331. Now I know my head gasket it pretty badly blown, but I am wondering if my head could also be cracked. If TUPY heads are not known for cracking, I'm just going to throw a new HG in her and hope that deals with the coolant loss. If TUPY heads have been known to crack or warp, then I'm going to have it ported and machined and what not. Just curious as to what people have experienced with XJ's with the TUPY head swap.
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Yeah, I had one that was cracked between #3 and 4, sideways across the head on a '66 Mustang 200 CID.
It was found during a rebuild.
They are not known for generally having problems cracking, but as others have said, anything can do it.
It was found during a rebuild.
They are not known for generally having problems cracking, but as others have said, anything can do it.
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thank you all for your advice. I checked the head for flatness and it fell in spec. While doing the head gasket I bought the VR complete gasket set to do it right in addition to Fel-Pro head bolts which were all torqued to spec except for #11 which was torqued to 100ft/lbs due to the coolant interference.
To all the others out there that are reading this, the TUPY heads are much more resilient than non-TUPY 0331 heads, yet the TUPY heads still run the risk of cracking in the common area between #3-4.
Also, after replacing the head gasket, I ended up blowing the water pump immediately after due to the increased pressure in the cooling system that could no longer be discharged out the bad head gasket.
To all the others out there that are reading this, the TUPY heads are much more resilient than non-TUPY 0331 heads, yet the TUPY heads still run the risk of cracking in the common area between #3-4.
Also, after replacing the head gasket, I ended up blowing the water pump immediately after due to the increased pressure in the cooling system that could no longer be discharged out the bad head gasket.
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One more time. ANY head can crack.
It doesn't matter if it's a "known" problem or not.
Any head can crack. Ford, Chevy, Detroit Diesel, Rolls Royce, BMW, whatever. It doesn't matter.
ANY head can crack.
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Bought a 00 cherokee with what I thought was the notorious cracked 0331 head. Discovered the head was not original and had been replaced with the updated TUPY stamped 0331. Now I know my head gasket it pretty badly blown, but I am wondering if my head could also be cracked. If TUPY heads are not known for cracking, I'm just going to throw a new HG in her and hope that deals with the coolant loss. If TUPY heads have been known to crack or warp, then I'm going to have it ported and machined and what not.
Just curious as to what people have experienced with XJ's with the TUPY head swap.
Just curious as to what people have experienced with XJ's with the TUPY head swap.
But, I've got a 0630 that was never overheated (per donor,) with radial cracks around five of the twelve valve seats... Only 0630 head I'd heard of that's cracked.
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Bought a 00 cherokee with what I thought was the notorious cracked 0331 head. Discovered the head was not original and had been replaced with the updated TUPY stamped 0331. Now I know my head gasket it pretty badly blown, but I am wondering if my head could also be cracked. If TUPY heads are not known for cracking, I'm just going to throw a new HG in her and hope that deals with the coolant loss. If TUPY heads have been known to crack or warp, then I'm going to have it ported and machined and what not.
Just curious as to what people have experienced with XJ's with the TUPY head swap.
Just curious as to what people have experienced with XJ's with the TUPY head swap.
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