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Old 02-15-2014, 09:51 AM   #1
rottenron36
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Default valve seat nightmare

NEW NEWS! I took the block and had it pressure checked, and both sleeves the machine shop put are leaking and can't be fixed. Now fighting with the machine shop. After having $800 worth of machine work on my 37-38 21 stud flathead V8, (block prep, 2 sleeves, bore .060,) I assembled the engine with new parts, pistons, rings, bearings. I started the engine and it filled the crank case with water. Thought it was a head gasket problem, no way. After taking the engine out, and taking it apart, we found that at some time someone cut in new valve seats and must have cut into the water jackets. I tried K W block seal twice, no go. Is there any way to seal these up, or is the block junk? The way things have been going with this block, I am not feeling very positive! Thanks for reading this post. Any ideas greatly appreciated. Thanks Ron
P.S. We put air in the radiator and we could see the water coming in through the valves, looking in the spark plug holes.

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