What do they mean by doing a vacuum test on a EA 81 head? What does it tell you ?cracked head or bad valves or what?

Thanks in advance .

Jude

Nobody out there?

I haven't heard of "vacuum testing". Could it instead be pressure testing?

Dont really know.I sent a guy a pair of heads and he told me he took them to an engine shop where they told him one was good but the other failed a vacuum test.I'm still no wiser.

Thanks for the reply,

Jude

(P.S.) To Northwet ; I just got back from a trip to your part of the world . Beautiful countryside,had a great time.

i think he meant a pressure test, you block off all the water passages then you pressurize it to 9 psi, and it has to hold the pressure. If it doesnt it means it has a crack in the head.

 

 

nipper

Nipper,

Thank you kindly.

Jude

Nipper,

Thank you kindly.

Jude

vacum test at a machine shop means that they have a device with a foam pad that pulls a vacum, you place it over each port, intake or exhaust, and pull a vacum, if it dosnt hold than that means that valve is leaking, needs a valve job, seats ground and valves refaced, sometimes valves will burn and need to be replaced or seats will need to be replaced,rarely the head will have a prob like electrolisis and cannot be repaired, machine shops will usuily pressure test 1st to look for cracks and then vacum test to check valve condtion

awwww shux wasnt nothin .......

 

 

nipper