Question about head repair for a 4afe - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

$modelman$ · 05-25-2005, 12:18 PM

Removed the head of my 92 celica that was sending out white smoke signals, hoped ot was a head gasket issue, unfortunately the head has a little erosion between the water port and the edge of one of the cylinders. This is allowing anti-freeze to pass under the gasket into the cyl. My question is, can the head be welded enough to allow a resurfacing. Has anyone don this??
Thanks
bart

Kwanza · 05-25-2005, 12:36 PM

take it to a machine shop and let the pros tell you.

Pineapple · 05-25-2005, 01:28 PM

Can you seal it with silicone? Maybe cheaper to get another head/engine. There should be tons of 4A-FE in junkyard.

$modelman$ · 05-26-2005, 03:16 PM

Had the head welded and plained. looks good, will reassemble Friday PM.