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10-9-2019
well taking a few days away as i am planning on going up to Hershey for a few days. walk around the fields, talk to some friends, maybe make a new one or two.
initiate talks with local shop here to clean and then magnaflux head as it is off the car. that is where i am going to start. then i will be pulling the engine, and having cleaned, magnafluxed then bored, honed, decked, crankshaft checked and balanced. put in new oversize pistons and rings. validate the valve job or redoing the valves altogether. developed a plan of action and goal is to get it all done by spring. that is if i can afford it. hoping the babbit is good, has only about 30 miles on it or about 2 hours of run time total.
they are going to clean out all water and oil passage ways. to ensure good flow is permitted with little resistance.
Looks like EGGE is bout the only place to get oversize pistons, pins, and rings for this car.
also talked with J&M Machine Company as well as Columbia Classic Cars in regards to rebuilding the engine as well.
Open to other options as well, shops that is...
10-13-2019
ok, tried to post these pictures last week, but the WiFi at the campground was horrible. (hey trying to keep up while hanging out after dark)
You can clearly see the difference in the cylinder walls, there is a clearly defined lip/ledge near the top where the rings do not run. the pistons are sloppy in the bores. do NOT have a mic to measure the inside, but will get the shop to do that for me later, once i pull the block.
you can also clearly see the scoring and pitting in the walls as well.
10-14-2019
dropped off the head at the shop during my lunch, and just got a call back, head checks out fine, no cracks and intake and exhaust hold a vacuum. so the seats are sealing. however the head is 'warped like a banana'
so he is going to mill the head flat, also check the manifold surface and machine that if NOT flat.
also asked him to pull the valves and check the guides and the seats, inspect and check everything and let me know the outcome of the valves and manifold surface...
Yeah a warped head may be a good thing vs a cracked head....
head should be done by the end of the week, and for under $500 i hope
want him to go over valves even though they hold vacuum to make sure the guides are good , while it is off.
then i can pull the block and get that to him and get started on that.
trying to do one thing at a time, and plan one step ahead
Great car !
Posted by Diggymart on 9/7/19 @ 3:48:57 PM