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Old 07-04-2013, 12:42 AM   #3
Rowdy
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80
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Default Re: Rebuilding an 80 yr old engine is always a gamble....

You seem to be having exceptionally bad luck. With the engine for the rdstr pu I had it magnafluxed and upon cutting the bores for the replacement valve seats 2 cracks appeared. The machinest caught it at that point. It was fixable, but since i ended up selling the whole project piece by piece shortly after that I do not know how good the engine turned out to be. The machinest who caught it was not capable of fixing the cracks with what he had in the shop he worked in. I have since started taking my work to another shop. The turn around time is alot longer, but the workmanship and capability is much better. Rod
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