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I'm very interested in what the top speed will be with the 4.27 gears. My son has a 1941 chevy with the same 235 engine and it'll do about 50-55...
Funny. We had that very conversation during the sale!
I had someone give me a reasonable offer yesterday, so, this one is getting sold.
The quote for a re-core was $475. I bought an aluminum one from amazon for $169. And I think it will fit better in that small Willys engine bay....
I ended up just cleaning up all the carbon buildup and putting in the new rings, valve adjustment, rebuilding the carburetor, new water pump, cap,...
I also bought a leak down tester to check it after I reassemble.
I don't want to spend a lot of $ so next week when the rings arrive I'm going to install them and mount the un-cracked (I hope) head. I removed...
Thanks Tractorguy. I'm looking forward to driving it. I've attached a couple of pictures of the underside of the head after I've cleaned it. I...
3.5625+.04=3.6025 Mic says 3.600" Calipers account for the +- .002. No bore Mic in my budget garage.
This is the #5 piston top. .040 over I guess.
You are right. The rings are frozen. That would explain the scoring in the cylinder wall. I see Ebay has Hasting piston rings for $42. Is there...
I'll check it in the morning. If it's cracked is it toast?
OK #5 is out. I don't know what it should look like. And I didn't really want to pull #4 also to see a good one. Here's what it looks...
OK The head is off and in the truck. $450 estimate to rebuild at one shop. The other shop is $500. I was hoping it would be 200-300.
I had the truck disassembled before I got the engine running. It had to be drug up onto the trailer when I bought it. Brakes were all locked up....
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