Re: 51 Patrician - Advice on next step

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2013/8/30 21:24:51

Might as well take the head off now.

Friend of mine did a similar 54 Clipper straight eight. He took the head off the old car and found several valves seized up. He freed up the valves and had them ground, replaced the rings, honed the cylinders, and I think he replaced the timing chain and possibly the bearings and some other parts. Did not have to rebore or replace pistons.

The bill for parts and machine work (valves) came to less than $1000 and it runs like a dream. He did the whole job without taking the engine out of the car.