Originally Posted by
cossynut2
From the look of the photo that crack is to big for anything simple to fix it. Get the head off and give it to a specialist alloy welder to fix it properly. Ask yourself if you would feel confident with any other option?
after finding that crack I don't see anyway of fixing it other than having it alloy plug welded. So once I find some motivation to pull the head off I will do so as not like anywhere is open to get it repaired while I'm stuck at home.