We're gearing up to begin reassembly on the engine this weekend. The guy who has been doing the engine rebuild is gathering all the parts together in preparation. His shoulders are both bad so he won't be doing the work, just directing me on what to do.
He ran into a problem with the water jacket side of the engine. He thinks that this is the major reason why the engine overheated and cracked the block in the first place.
Inside this jacket is an insert:
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Which looks like this:
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<img src="https://p7ylpq.bn.files.1drv.com/y4mW7GLIsPxQV_NM54juAB5-7tGw6bvLUOvzTzYu-5ULLi2WbOb3gTmtkFtQakHWCeidTmDZA_1AlfkWCDhkCfT51WZc7ySZZ4CvcYqPavMEzYYbzFajLrPudsEqraMEXN2Xj_ma5LC0ZoNaGVqnSMuAX8A5hKzP1rJOQvC1eyNznnL48SoWYsWYRfDwqimxyDaXHPcjxmDxXm2X7WYPBJDvQ?width=495&height=660&cropmode=none" width="495" height="660" />
His concern is that this part doesn't seem to be "right". On other similar cars/engines he's found that this insert is much more detailed. The holes on this insert don't line up at all with the gap in the cylinder block between cylinders.
Any input on this?? I'm assuming this insert is not correct. I'm also assuming we'll need to make a new one. Is there any sort of blueprint that lays out where the holes should be and what size?
-Kevin
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