Cracked Head

[Glen]

There is a crack in my Z1a Cylinder Head between the Exhaust Valve and Plug Hole. Is this repairable?

[Z1streetfighter71]

Best post a pic mate but in all the discussions iv ever heard on this topic unless you can see daylight through it its "play on". I recently changed a head gasket on my bandit 1200 and it had 4 cracks in the same place, ran fine before hand and runs grand now. Fella no KZR had a company in Germany laser weld the cracks on his, cost a bit and apparently there was no real difference in the compression tests but... thats only my chime, few others might offer advice.

[zed1015]

Cracks in that area are very very common and are simply surface fissures caused by heat expansion.
99.99 % of cases need no attention.
Almost every one of my heads have these and never caused a problem even on my turbo and supercharged motors.

[ollie]

same here ,it shouldn't give you any probs and it is a common thing .

[Ultim8pc]

Cracks in that area are very very common and are simply surface fissures caused by heat expansion.
99.99 % of cases need no attention.
Almost every one of my heads have these and never caused a problem even on my turbo and supercharged motors.

What Rob said

[Glen]

Hi guys
I am trying to add photo of Cracked Head but failing.
Although the crack is definitely there, I can't see that it is going to cause a leak. It is between the Spark Plug Thread and the Exhaust Valve Seat. Repairing it sounds like a bit of a 'mare. I do however have another head without any cracks BUT that will need all new valve guides and seats.
Perhaps if I "Pressure Test" the cracked one, somehow.
In the mean time I will try to get photos in.

[Gus]

How to pics

Click reply
1. Click "Attachments"
2. "Add files" from wherever
3, Pics appear here.
4. Good to go
5. "Place inline" puts it in the message

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Hopefully this works

[gray]

I remember seeing a comment on the website ( a long long time ago - decades ) that it didn't matter unless the crack extended all the way up the spark plug threads , from combustion chamber to outside world

[Hard Road]

you see the same thing on GS and GSX Suzuki's, fairly common issue but nothing to worry about.

[Glen]

Hi again
I think you can now see the photo!?
If so, thanks to Gus

Cracked Head

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Glen

[zed1015]

Hi again
I think you can now see the photo!?
If so, thanks to GusIMG_5190 (3).jpg
Glen

Normal.
Use it..