Originally Posted by
cossie51
I have no idea what they need to do to repair it as I'm not an engineer. I've sent photos to them of the damage and they said it is repairable and mentioned something about needing to remove the core plug to do the repair so once it's removed and sent off will leave it to an expert to sort it out.
The person ive been speaking to is Lee of Barum engines in Barnstaple Devon.
You are doing the right thing, forget all these "quick fix"solutions and get it done properly by specialists in head repairs who have the knowledge and expertise for a permanent repair.