N14 cracked head?

I wouldn't necessarily run away, but there is a number of reasons a head can crack, unfortunately one of them being that they can just crack, too much horse power, overheating, wrong torquing procedures, sleeve height issues, warped block, bad casting, injector issues, the list goes on... Some people sometimes replace just the one head

 

Id probably "haul a..",unless youre getting a heck of a deal? What year?Cause? Id say the fan clutch slipping and somebody just "putting their foot in it all the time"

 

I vouch for the N14 Celect... to me its one of the best engines to be on the road, a real powerhouse, if maintained they can very well exceed a million kilometers, proper injection timing setting, they do pretty good on fuel, good jakes and they just sound good

 

N14 is s great engine however any engine overheated for long periods may be a oil burner now along with other potential issues.. if it's cheap enough I may chance it

 

Over heat complaint coupled to cracked head? I would pass.

 

Cracked head. No problem. I paid $225 each for mine last summer. N14 easy to work on.
Overheating on long pulls could be from a bad coolant sending unit not turning the fan on.
The problem may be more complicated. I like the N14.
Put it on a Dyno and find the problem.