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19Fordy · 07-04-2019, 08:33 AM

Does anyone know of a company in south FL that will magnaflux and pressure test a flathead Ford engine block? I live in south FL. Thanks.

36rgtop · 07-04-2019, 10:08 AM

Perhaps contacting one of the many engine re-builders and parts suppliers in your area will point you in the right direction.

supereal · 07-04-2019, 12:41 PM

Any competent machine shop should have a Magniflux system. At our shop we check all blocks prior to commencing work. Most, if not all, have cracks somewhere. The question is whether they make the block acceptable for rebuilding. It certainly prevents having a rebuild retuned if there problems.

Tim Ayers · 07-04-2019, 01:21 PM

Make sure they check the valley. Had a crack in there that showed up after another shop pressure tested. Yep, you guess it, shop went ahead and did machine work too.

GOSFAST · 07-04-2019, 02:36 PM

Magnafluxing any Flathead block is "secondary"!

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. Pressure-testing is "primary", with magna fluxing you cannot possibly see every "nook & cranny" in this castings. Both methods are always recommended, but the pressure-testing is always first.

flatheadmurre · 07-04-2019, 03:02 PM

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Tinker · 07-05-2019, 11:40 PM

Internally a pressure test is the only way.

Magnafluxing will scare the scrap out of you

and show minute hidden issues even if it holds pressure. Most will be fine for a long long time.

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07-04-2019, 08:33 AM	#1
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,942	Magnafluxing Engine Block In Florida Does anyone know of a company in south FL that will magnaflux and pressure test a flathead Ford engine block? I live in south FL. Thanks.

07-04-2019, 10:08 AM	#2
36rgtop Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: east coast Posts: 113	Re: Magnafluxing Engine Block In Florida Perhaps contacting one of the many engine re-builders and parts suppliers in your area will point you in the right direction.

07-04-2019, 12:41 PM	#3
supereal Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,634	Re: Magnafluxing Engine Block In Florida Any competent machine shop should have a Magniflux system. At our shop we check all blocks prior to commencing work. Most, if not all, have cracks somewhere. The question is whether they make the block acceptable for rebuilding. It certainly prevents having a rebuild retuned if there problems.

07-04-2019, 01:21 PM	#4
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,179	Re: Magnafluxing Engine Block In Florida Make sure they check the valley. Had a crack in there that showed up after another shop pressure tested. Yep, you guess it, shop went ahead and did machine work too.

07-04-2019, 02:36 PM	#5
GOSFAST Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,052	Re: Magnafluxing Engine Block In Florida Magnafluxing any Flathead block is "secondary"! Thanks, Gary in N.Y. P.S. Pressure-testing is "primary", with magna fluxing you cannot possibly see every "nook & cranny" in this castings. Both methods are always recommended, but the pressure-testing is always first. __________________ http://www.stromberg-bulletin.com/me...berg-equipped/

07-04-2019, 03:02 PM	#6
flatheadmurre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,045	Re: Magnafluxing Engine Block In Florida Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You have to do both... Pressuretesting exposes hidden issues that you eye can´t find... Magnafluxing shows structural flaws and beginning cracks that don´t leak...

07-05-2019, 11:40 PM	#7
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: Magnafluxing Engine Block In Florida Internally a pressure test is the only way. Magnafluxing will scare the scrap out of you and show minute hidden issues even if it holds pressure. Most will be fine for a long long time. . Last edited by Tinker; 07-05-2019 at 11:53 PM.