gettin into it.

[Widowmaker00]

So I tore down the engine today, apart from some cobwebs, rust, and grime, there wasn't any nasty surprises. I put a straight edge on the heads and they seem slightly warped so they are getting sent to the machine shop to get checked out/fixed up.

 

[c9zx]

So I tore down the engine today, apart from some cobwebs, rust, and grime, there wasn't any nasty surprises. I put a straight edge on the heads and they seem slightly warped so they are getting sent to the machine shop to get checked out/fixed up.

What do you plan to do to the engine? Chuck

 

[Widowmaker00]

I was in a bind last time I had to take the engine apart and ended up putting the old head gaskets back on it, which didn't last long. Water was getting into a few cylinders and it was getting real hot real fast.

All I'm doing now is freshining up the whole engine. New head gaskets, clean up the heads, new headers/exhaust, servicing the tranny, new filters/fluids.

 

[Steven Harris]

Remember when you put it back together that the head gaskets can be put on backwards which will cause a lot of overheating issues.

 

[c9zx]

I was in a bind last time I had to take the engine apart and ended up putting the old head gaskets back on it, which didn't last long. Water was getting into a few cylinders and it was getting real hot real fast.

All I'm doing now is freshining up the whole engine. New head gaskets, clean up the heads, new headers/exhaust, servicing the tranny, new filters/fluids.

Sounds like you'll stay busy for a while. I hope things go well for you. Chuck

 

[Widowmaker00]

Remember when you put it back together that the head gaskets can be put on backwards which will cause a lot of overheating issues.

Yes I know and checked when I pulled it apart today to make sure that wasn't what happened. It actually ran good for a while but once it got up to temperature it only held for a few seconds, then temps skyrocketed.

 

[Tnfastbk]

Remember when you put it back together that the head gaskets can be put on backwards which will cause a lot of overheating issues.

Yes I know and checked when I pulled it apart today to make sure that wasn't what happened. It actually ran good for a while but once it got up to temperature it only held for a few seconds, then temps skyrocketed.

What do they say in Drag racing.....Heat is horsepower

 

[C_andy460]

Don't forget the thermostat. It must be for a Cleveland and you need to make sure the brass bypass cup is in the block below the thermostat or you will have overheating.

Andy

 

[machman_73]

Welcome back. Wondering if your lower rad hose is collapsing.

http://automotivemileposts.com/autobrevity/moldedhosecoil.html

 

[Don65Stang]

Good luck with it Buddy.

 

[Widowmaker00]

Yup its got a thermostat and the bypass. No the hoses weren't collapsed.