cylinder head
It’s the top part of an engine that holds the valves and where fuel burns.
The cylinder head sits atop the engine’s cylinders, housing valves and combustion chambers; it directs airflow and contains components like spark plugs.
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"I had the cylinder head done in California by a business called Straight Six and they did a nice job on the cylinder head..."
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"Backtoengine-relatedissues,warptocrackcylinderheads. Awarptocrackcylinderheadusuallyresultsfromengineoverheating,likewetalkedaboutearlier."
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"...then it's either the cracked cylinder head or cracked block. Or he said a weeping block maybe."
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