Boat Anchor or what???

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenny Edmondson, Indianapolis on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 06:51 am:

Nice 14 block other than the water jackets all broken away. Anyone need a cut away block before I scrap it?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 08:13 am:

There are companies that advertize the can fix that problem.

Herb


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Dallas TX on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 08:37 am:

Indy cylinder Head - located in Indianapolis - specializes in repairing broken cast iron blocks. They are reasonably priced and good at what they do. You might drop by and see what they would charge to fix it Kenny.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tman - Right Coast on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 08:49 am:

It would make a good cutaway demo


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan B on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 09:26 am:

Or coffee table.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 10:28 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace, North FL on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 10:58 am:

Would be a good block again after a couple of tubes of JB Weld.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Semprez-Templeton, CA on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 12:56 pm:

I have a nice low head that looks just like that block!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Putnam, Bluffton, Ohio on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 01:15 pm:

You can have it made into something else.Block recycle


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Matthew David Maiers on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 05:53 pm:

someday that will be considered a GOOD block.

try to fix it, it can be done. there arent anymore of these rolling out of teh ford plant.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 06:24 pm:

Any pre-'19 block, and especially brass era block should be saved. If that block were mine, I can almost guarantee that I would fix it. It is a bit worse than one I have already fixed and am using.
They don't take much room behind the garage or in an attic.
There are professional welders that are good at repairs like this. (A lot better than I.)
Anyone within a reasonable distance from me with blocks like that, I would be happy to store them (maybe even use them).
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john kuehn on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 02:59 pm:

Some guys who have looked for a block like that would love to have it.
Advertise it in the classifieds and see what happens.
The water jacket can be repaired and then it could be sleeved.
Dont chunk it yet.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Max L. Christenson on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 03:10 pm:

Clean it up, paint the outside of it, and donate it (tax deduction) to a high school automotive shop class as a resource tool as to how engine blocks are still casted? (Highlight its engine number, its age and origin as a Ford Model T block, since it is visible, too.)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John W. Oder - Houston, Texas on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 03:22 pm:

Probably cut some nice fitting pieces from a less valuable junk block and have an expert weld them in.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Val Soupios on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 06:00 pm:

I had the entire side of my open valve block cut out and replaced 25 years ago with a cast iron patch because it was full of cracks. I defy you to tell it was done and it's just as solid today as it was when new. Even 25 years ago it wasn't cheap but neither are open valve blocks.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john kuehn on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 06:33 pm:

Speaking of welding, the block in my 1919 runabout had a rod go through the left side and knocked a whole the size of a .50 cent piece and bent the cast slightly outward about a 1/4".
It had execllent original babbitt in it so I used a small piece out of a junk block and carefully knocked the cast back flush.
I used a nickel rod to weld it back together and I surprised myself that it looked pretty good.
I have welded of and on all of my life and am a retired maintenance mechanic and dont consider myself an "expert" welder.
If a person who has a little knowledge of welding like me can do it most anyone can do it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kep NZ on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 04:56 am:

In the nineteen sixties there were garages at gas stations welding things like that with thick sheet steel and arc welders. Somebody determined enough could save it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenny Edmondson, Indianapolis on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 06:12 am:

I won't junk the block. I'll find a newer block to use as a donor for the water jackets. I also have a low head with a split along the riser on it.


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