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2wrench

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Below see a picture of my head after the piston
disintegrated in my engine.

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Opps, sorry wrong head. That's what the head on my
shoulders looked like after laborious and copious amounts
of time trying to look for something I may just already
have....a rebuilable engine (let's keep our fingers
crossed.)

Now the real photo. I point to a, well more than a
nick, more like a divot, in the underside of the head.
Didn't seem to make the machinist run for cover, but hey,
I don't claim to be a mechanic, I'm just a wannabee,
so I'm going fo it.

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To all my Forum friends, may you all be blesse with
a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday season and a
prosperous New Year filled with light winds and sunny
days and the sound of about 2800 rpm's aringing in your
ears.

Cheers,
 
Posted the same goofy thing twice....I got what
I deserved, so I'll try again.

Also all of the same greetings applies, 'cept
the spelling of the word "blessed" should be
considered corrected. Gotta love me. Here's the
head....

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As long as there are no cracks in the head, I would expect that to be easy to repair. You may need new valve seats if they got dinged but that's not a big deal for a shop to do. I don't recall seeing what you determined the initial cause of the problem to be although it looks to me like a dropped valve. If so (and I'd probably do it regardless) you might want to replace the other valves when you rebuild the head.

Bryan
 
Is that Loctite blue on your finger?

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I must congratulate you on the quality of the turf on your workbench /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
It's amazing what a good machine shop can accomplish, so I wouldn't worry too much. Nothing a little money can't fix /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
You could consider your misfortune as a great opportunity to blueprint and port your cylinder head and rebuild your block, complete with balancing all moving parts. The ding from the broken valve shouldn't be a problem for a shop that does this type of work.

When you have done the block, you might as well overhaul the carbs. Because it will be running so well, you might consider a new paint job, interior and so on - - -
 
Actually, Roger, I just painted the thing. I really
was sooooo enjoying the drive the day she blew.
No kidding; new paint; beautiful day....70's and
cruising about 70 in the fast lane. Nothing
demanding and then..... it happened.

I was very swift to pull over and shut her down.
The engine did not overheat. Don't think it had
time to.

But, there is always an overdrive; maybe a new rear
end geared differently; interior...don't forget that
I neglected to paint the door trims; under the
bonnet and on and on and on...

Then I can go to powder coat... and
 
Looks pretty minor to me. You could go to all the work and expense to fill the ding, but I'd be most inclined to simply dress out the high ridge around it and let it go.
 
As Rogers, said you can keep going.

What was the ending line in Casablanca? I may be misquoting, but here's a try; "I think that this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship" --- between you and LBC parts suppliers, that is.

I know all about that relationship.
 
Frankly, my Dear, I don't give a.....

Quote from: Gone With The Wind, I think.

Hey, at what it would cost to pay a guy....I'll buy the
parts.

If it comes back to bite me, and I hope it doesn't,
I'll chock the costs up to experience.
I'm already happy to see just what makes this car go.
 
If ya gotta grunt to pick it up, it's IRON. ...Or ya could just take a magnet to it. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]"Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." [/QUOTE]

Thanks, Randall. I was at least close to being correct with the quote, but spot on with the supplier friendship.
 
One year when I was hip deep in the GT6 resto, I made the top 10 of TRF's customer list. I even got a Christmas card from Charles! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
Tell me all about relationships with suppliers!
Jeff
 
When I get a card from Charles, I know that I'm in too deep.
 
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