Re: Henry's 37 Limousine
Posted by Cli55er On 2017/4/27 8:26:51
its really not about power, its about having something I hope I wont have to worry about later and that cost me just about zilch. the last thing I wanted to do after busting my ass since September was to put a new head on the thing.
maybe some pictures will shed some light on the situation.
the crack is more then it seems. it goes from spark plug hole, across the top, and down the side. i'd be surprised if it did not spread, even with block sealer, which i'm not dumping into my coolant. heck i'd be surprised if the crack isn't on the bottom or at least spreads that way in the future. this head is junk.
on to the new head.
the temp gauge bulb was stuck in it, got that out and I hope the hole is okay, because I can't get the damn plug out the top of the head for the heater outlet. it might as well be welded in. screw it...its got a forever home.
as for the helicoil. part of it was sticking out the bottom as you can see by me lifting it with my finger. I put in a spark plug and it didn't even fit right and when I took it out the helicoil came right out. so much for that.
holes drilled to 1/2" and picking up tap today for 14x1.25. as for spotfacing....I don't have that tool...so either I get lucky or I take it to the machine shop and he is just nice and helps a brother out. cause paying hundreds in machine work right now is out of the question. He is a good guy though and I think he may help me out since I only got 400 miles out of the first one he did. if not....on she goes as is cause a 5 dollar tap and some cheap spark plugs wont break the bank. its also been decked in the past, its just dirty and has some surface rust on it. hit with the wire brush and slap it on.
the coolant is drained, but not before the POS aluminum allen head plug screwed up on me. so I had to drill it out and I got lucky and it spun out before I hit the threads. new steel plug in place. so at least now the crack isn't leaking and I can take my time.
I respect that you guys have so much experience and I don't disregard it. I'm just trying to do my best here. any of you guys are more then welcome to come on down and help me out in the garage, I could use the help. i'm tired..
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maybe some pictures will shed some light on the situation.
the crack is more then it seems. it goes from spark plug hole, across the top, and down the side. i'd be surprised if it did not spread, even with block sealer, which i'm not dumping into my coolant. heck i'd be surprised if the crack isn't on the bottom or at least spreads that way in the future. this head is junk.
on to the new head.
the temp gauge bulb was stuck in it, got that out and I hope the hole is okay, because I can't get the damn plug out the top of the head for the heater outlet. it might as well be welded in. screw it...its got a forever home.
as for the helicoil. part of it was sticking out the bottom as you can see by me lifting it with my finger. I put in a spark plug and it didn't even fit right and when I took it out the helicoil came right out. so much for that.
holes drilled to 1/2" and picking up tap today for 14x1.25. as for spotfacing....I don't have that tool...so either I get lucky or I take it to the machine shop and he is just nice and helps a brother out. cause paying hundreds in machine work right now is out of the question. He is a good guy though and I think he may help me out since I only got 400 miles out of the first one he did. if not....on she goes as is cause a 5 dollar tap and some cheap spark plugs wont break the bank. its also been decked in the past, its just dirty and has some surface rust on it. hit with the wire brush and slap it on.
the coolant is drained, but not before the POS aluminum allen head plug screwed up on me. so I had to drill it out and I got lucky and it spun out before I hit the threads. new steel plug in place. so at least now the crack isn't leaking and I can take my time.
I respect that you guys have so much experience and I don't disregard it. I'm just trying to do my best here. any of you guys are more then welcome to come on down and help me out in the garage, I could use the help. i'm tired..
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