Re: WTB 356Ci Block

Posted by HH56 On 2020/7/8 20:54:48

As far as the pump bolt hole into the water jacket, those are factory and I believe the same configuration continued on blocks thru 54. The bolts that are into the jacket have a machined surface at the hole locations on the pump and use a copper sealing washer under the bolt head at those locations. Lockwashers at the other bolts.

On the pinhole, I think you could use a sleeve to repair the cylinder. The machinist who did my 47 356 needed to add a sleeve for some reason I forget at the moment and I also needed one on a 54 359 block due to a crack into a valve seat. Haven't run the 47 much to give a report but the 54 is well over 30 years since the engine was done and the person I sold the car to has put on quite a few miles with no issues from the sleeve.