Hi AVB,
Yes it is an Intek motor and it does have slight warpage on the head in the tunnel section as well as the same warpage on the barrel in the same area. It is only minimal with the light behind the straight edge but it is visible. They needed another headbolt in that area
Had a call from the current owner last night and he had been in contact with the person he had bought it off and he had no knowledge of the motor being rebuilt. This is sounding like he had bought it from somebody who had rebuilt the motor, couldn't get it running right, flipped it , then the next bloke couldn't fix it so flipped it again to my mate. Always suspect when people are not straightforward with info on these things, the old Shultz thing, "I know nothing"
Sorry not coming back sooner. I had yet another battle with my Afib. It is something new for me to learn how to deal with. Got it quickly this time but the PD this tanked to 70/30. Getting back to close to normal again.
As for the Inteks in general yes they should re-engineer these engines and add a bolt(screw) to the web area between the cylinder and push rod galley. I haven't lost any engines yet back I have shaved a few heads. Not seen the crankcase warpage yet and hope not to.
I believe the 10.5 OHV would be close to a 21 Cu In then the 28 Cu In the 14.5 is.
