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    G54 head?

    Buddy had this head in his garage it looks like 2.6 g54 type but it has a v belt pulley on the end of the cam shaft? It says Mitsubishi on the valve cover my guess it’s off a mini van maybe any thoughts?

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    Could it be a 2.0 head the v pulley is confusing but I’ve never messed with a 2.0 ever?

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    Its probably a G54 cyl head off/out of an late 1983 to late 1987 FWD Dodge Caravan,
    Water pump mounted on the flywheel side of the engine, v -belt driven from that pully.

    From research I have done the GOOD 2.6l stuff went again to Europe and Aussie land, (Astron II?)
    --- fuel injection, roller rockers, comp ratio up by 8/10 of a point, stronger head casting, stronger casting better flowing exhaust manifold .---

    Run the #'s on it , would be interesting to id it anyway.

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    Thanks I’ll drag it out and get a better pic of it no jet valves that I could see. If it’s good I’ll see if a guy could use it if the pulley was removed I’ll line up a head gasket and see what shakes out.

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    I’ve just have the head can a guy remove the pulley then plug that end and use it on the g54b platform?

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    4G54 FWD head. The water pump is remotely mounted at the rear of the block. These engines can throw you for a loop if you are after a long block as there's no water pump provision on the timing cover...

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    @Law Dog, are you going to use that head if it is any good for MM application?

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    Do you plan on using that head?

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    It looks like it’s an extra one . I had a rebuilt engine on a stand I was not sure about but it has one on it. Here is a pic I just took of the head and valve cover together. I need to get it tested for cracks to see if it’s good or just a parts head. My neighbors a machine shop guy he can test it or rebuild it if needed.

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    Don’t see the Distributor drive gear on the cam?

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    If you plan to use it on a truck, you’ll need to use a cam from a RWD vehicle and a cam plug at the firewall end. The FWD cam is too long. The pulley end may contact the firewall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FMS88 View Post
    If you plan to use it on a truck, you’ll need to use a cam from a RWD vehicle and a cam plug at the firewall end. The FWD cam is too long. The pulley end may contact the firewall.

    Yes that cam was longer the regular end cap would not fit and I would not trust the seal on it to hold without the pulley on it. The cam I do have it pretty rough so a different cam is in order to put it back together.

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    Is there a distributor hole? Maybe someone just removed the gear?

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    I might have another cam I know there is a rocker set out there should be a cam around.

    Thanks

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    You can see the hole in the photo and a nut on the stud I think it was removed before I got it.

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    Dropped it off to get checked for cracks sent a stock cam to compare lengths to see if the pulley cam is any different then the regular cam.

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    Found a couple of new cam end caps in my parts pile so I dropped one off at the machine shop neighbor. Found some head gaskets options the laminate one is around $60 the standard type is $20 if you add a stud kit you can increase the torque by 20 pounds more. Run a thread chaser through the block threads and the one under the breather tube on the valve cover has to be ultra clean for clearance or you will have a mess.

    Not selling my gaskets just letting you know what’s out there.

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    Isn't the pulley just bolted like the cam gear?

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    Quote Originally Posted by geezer101 View Post
    Isn't the pulley just bolted like the cam gear?

    Yes I think we will just be able to plug it once the pulley is removed but I sent a known cam just to make sure.

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