The Ford Barn

Denali · 02-09-2020, 10:06 PM

I'm in a bit of a pickle here... Last June I purchased a 1934 Model BB truck with the 4 cylinder engine. Removed the engine to have it rebuilt. Outfit doing the engine found a non-repairable crack in the exhaust port. So I supplied another B block. They found a crack in it too. So I supplied a third B block and they threw up their hands and said enough was enough. They couldn't get the valves out and in years past a crack had formed in the front of the block and it had been nickle welded. I'm out of B motors... I live in Alaska where nobody line-bores and B motors are extremely rare to come by. Does anybody out there have any advice or direction? I'm considering buying a little 4 cylinder diesel engine to maybe shoehorn into the truck but really want to stay stock. Thanks. Mark in Fairbanks Alaska

02-09-2020, 10:06 PM	#1
Denali Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 33	B Motor problems I'm in a bit of a pickle here... Last June I purchased a 1934 Model BB truck with the 4 cylinder engine. Removed the engine to have it rebuilt. Outfit doing the engine found a non-repairable crack in the exhaust port. So I supplied another B block. They found a crack in it too. So I supplied a third B block and they threw up their hands and said enough was enough. They couldn't get the valves out and in years past a crack had formed in the front of the block and it had been nickle welded. I'm out of B motors... I live in Alaska where nobody line-bores and B motors are extremely rare to come by. Does anybody out there have any advice or direction? I'm considering buying a little 4 cylinder diesel engine to maybe shoehorn into the truck but really want to stay stock. Thanks. Mark in Fairbanks Alaska