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03-19-2020, 12:13 PM | #1 |
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1936 alum. heads
I just found out that my alum. heads are cracked on a 36 that I just got need a source for heads Help!!!
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03-19-2020, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1936 alum. heads
Call Mike at Third Gen Automotive 844-327-5988 -OR- put an ad here in the swap meet section.
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03-19-2020, 12:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1936 alum. heads
Adding location is good...then local barners can be of assistance.
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03-19-2020, 12:35 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1936 alum. heads
I am located in southwestern Pa near Uniontown. Thanks for any help
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03-19-2020, 01:42 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1936 alum. heads
I wonder if anyone is making these heads? Someone should know. I could use a set. Good Luck
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03-19-2020, 02:27 PM | #6 |
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03-19-2020, 02:36 PM | #7 |
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Sadly Kearney is no more. They were damn good heads.
If my memory serves me correctly Lawrie on here had mentioned a while back a source he knew of someone/company that was casting them. Hopefully he'll chime in. |
03-19-2020, 02:55 PM | #8 | |
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Good suggestion Brian....very good indeed!!! |
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03-19-2020, 03:00 PM | #9 |
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Hopefully someone is able to save the templates for the heads if Kearney went out of buisness...
If you don´t have to do the pattern work...getting it back to production is more likely. |
03-19-2020, 03:34 PM | #10 |
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I know that aluminum heads are important for some people but cast heads are much better and where actually replacements for faulty aluminum heads.
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03-19-2020, 03:48 PM | #11 |
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I have one, for domed pistons.
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03-19-2020, 04:34 PM | #12 |
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Anyone with a source is a lead for learning and parts.
I too buy parts from Third Generation. Great place to do business. One of a few with great parts new and NOS, oh......and great info |
03-19-2020, 07:34 PM | #13 |
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The owner of Kearney Foundry told me their patterns for the Aluminum heads were sold to H&H in the LA area. I don't know if they are making them or not. Jim in San Jose
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03-19-2020, 07:41 PM | #14 |
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"H&H"? Sounds like things are about to get expensive.
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03-19-2020, 07:44 PM | #15 |
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Ugh!
Kearney's, last I'd seen were in the $1600.00 price zone |
03-19-2020, 07:56 PM | #16 |
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Re: 1936 alum. heads
Good aluminum 35-36 heads are scarce, most will need repair around the water passages at the least. If you want to get it running again quickly, go for cast iron heads. Trucks came with iron heads and lots of replacement iron heads were sold
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03-19-2020, 08:23 PM | #17 | |
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Many '36 blocks running around, maybe even a majority, are pumping water through iron heads. Lower maintenance from what I hear as both my running '37 engines have iron head mounted water intlets. PS. There's a finishing product by Eastwood called Aluma Blast that helps mask iron heads being, um, iron.
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I also knew about the source in Australia. I was once planning to buy a set from one of the two known sources, until I visited Vern Tardel and picked up a set of Eddie Meyer repro 21 stud heads, at what I thought was a reasonable price.
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