True of false?

[simo72]

Hi all
Nice to meet you! My name is Simon and had recently acquired a 1993 Japanese import Hilux Surf 2L. I love it! (133 000 kilometres)
Anyway, I had read a lot about dodgy heads on those particular models. I was told by the seller last week that mine was fitted with an alloy modified head in Japan. I asked him how does he know and of course the answer was coming through a number of brain cell imagination.
Does anyone know can I check if his claim is true or false?
Thank you in advance!

[Predictable Bob]

Where I work we have a habit of saying:

If it isn't written down then it didn't happen .....

[Albannach]

Hi all
Nice to meet you! My name is Simon and had recently acquired a 1993 Japanese import Hilux Surf 2L. I love it! (133 000 kilometres)
Anyway, I had read a lot about dodgy heads on those particular models. I was told by the seller last week that mine was fitted with an alloy modified head in Japan. I asked him how does he know and of course the answer was coming through a number of brain cell imagination.
Does anyone know can I check if his claim is true or false?
Thank you in advance!

Have a look and see if it has an alloy head on it?

[TonyN]

Never seen a alloy uprated head on a 2.4. There is an uprated 2.4 cast iron head.

3.0's have a alloy head standard.

[simo72]

Have a look and see if it has an alloy head on it?

Well, the head is definitely not aluminum. It is either cast iron or alloy.

[simo72]

Never seen a alloy uprated head on a 2.4. There is an uprated 2.4 cast iron head.

3.0's have a alloy head standard.

Thanks!
So if it is cast iron does it mean that it is the modified and reliable type of cylinder head?

[simo72]

Where I work we have a habit of saying:

If it isn't written down then it didn't happen .....

Ditto

[dieselboy]

what would an "alloy" head be a mixture of then? i stupidly and very foolishly assumed that when the OP said alloy he meant aluminium like some cars.

[da SLUG man]

probably just less carbon content than cast iron... but not quite steel??

[dieselboy]

that would be play dough then