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Machinist just finished work on my 113 heads. Something that came up at the very very end, stated there -might- be a crack from the water jacket to one of the head bolt holes.
Couple of things -
1.) He's said he's seen this before a bunch but never seen any issues.
2.) I had the heads pressure tested by him prior to the work and it passed with no leaks.
3.) As a precaution, he sleeved the head bolt as a CYA.
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Cracked head or just casting porosity?
