As per the title really! My jeep cherokee 2.5td has a crack between 2 valves, into the water jacket. Can this be repaired at all? It's proving difficult finding a head or full engine on the cheap!

Cheers.

Don't suppose you have a photo ?

Drill the ends of the crack, grind out the drack, tig it up, grind flat and polish could be possible, if you can find someone to do it...
Alloy heads?

I think it's ally with steel inserts for the valves. It spans the complete 10mm gap between the intake and exhaust valves on cylinder 2. Obviously the valve seat makes it harder. Don't think you'd be able to get to the back of the crack in the water jacket to weld up that side either. It's a bit of a polava and the wife just wants a car back!

Some of the jeeps use the same engine as the ldv vans these heads can be brought for as little as £100 complete have fitted a few of them over the years.

It's a 2004 model which I believe is a kj. I'll look into that, cheers.

Cheers dick, it's a detuned version in the ldvs but identical in the voyager, and there are loads on eBay. Thanks!

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You will need the cam timing tool kit to do this DO NOT USE THE MARKS ON THE PULLIES THEY ARE WRONG
the timing kit is about £20

Fortunately not doing it myself, and my mate has already been moaning about how much they cost from jeep. Think he managed to borrow some!

the timming kits are about £25 on ebay for a cheap one that will do the job

Look's like a big thumbs up to Dick
as above this site is greattttttttt
jacko