Re: Heads for factory replacement block
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Originally Posted by slowforty
I did not do mine and one side let go. Was leaking combustion into the cooling system.went from 0 to 275 degrees in 10 minutes. anyway put in a new composite gasket on the leaking side. Retorqued it at about 100 miles and did it again after another 150 miles,but then again I am not on an Island. By the way how big is the Island anyway. I would guess you never take the keys out of any of your vehicles.
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I think it's about 75 sq miles with maybe 4000 residents. Driving here is all about winding roads and rolling hills, interrupted by plenty of steep grades. On the few straightaways the speed limit jumps to 40 from the usual 35 and there are many (too many) stretches like through the State Park, where the speed limit is 25. It's actually a great place to break in a rebuilt flathead. As for keys, we never take them out or lock the vehicles. All my flathead powered vehicles just have a toggle or push-pull switch for the ignition. To stay on the topic of the post, after work I torqued my heads down to 50 lbs. No stiff bolts, no soft bolts. Now I'm pawing through my carbs and crabs and dusting off my run stand.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
Last edited by GB SISSON; 01-03-2018 at 09:58 PM.
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