1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

By diyauto

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3 minute(s) of a 636 minute read

10-2-2019

todays venture was machine shop calls... trying to get all my ducks in a row so when i pull the head i can go get it magnafluxed. figured IF i am pulling it, I am going to get it checked. found a few local shops that do that thing, and can machine it if needed, 1 of them can do the cast iron welding, the other 2 have a shop outside that does that for them. magnaflux cost run from $25 to $65 and can be done in a day or two. some also offered to do a pressure/vacuum test to test for porosity and pin holes.that is additional cost, approx $50.

now jsut have to remove everything so i can remove the head... love back pedaling !! oh the joys.

and just to think the PO told me the engine was completely rebuild... NOt today sir, not today. considering that they had a complete valve job done, would figured to get a magnaflux to be safe. who knows maybe it is something else. but all signs are pointing towards a cracked head.

10-5-2019

well took a few hours and took head off engine... removed piece by piece with engine in car to remove the head.

head pictures:

1-2

3-4

5-6

Cylinders

1-2

3-4

5-6

Head Gasket

top side

bottom side

then looking closely, and cleaning up the piston caps, they are stamped "STD", which tells me standard size, and the cylinder walls look like they were NOT honed or anything...