Got word back from my engine rebuilder- seems my old head is TOAST and two of my pistons were fried. It's a wonder I was able to get the darn thing off the highway. I may keep the old (matching numbers) block- if I end up using it, it'll have to be sleeved, since some PO had already had it rebored. (News to me.) In the meantime the machinist is going to tear into my spare 1592 and see if he can use it. If this doesn't pan out, I may be pulled toward the DARK SIDE...
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Enjoy.
The (engine) saga continues...
- Thread starter howard
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RootesRacer
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Dont assume the block is not serviceable.
Pistons can be bought to .060 over.
Pistons can be bought to .060 over.
jumpinjan
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If you get it sleeved, most of that work doesn't need to done again, and it can be resleeved again & again with less labor & time.
Rebuilding the 1600 is a lot faster than completely reengineering it with a different engine. Let me tell you.
You should bring up to the next Invasion, and we will have it running in 24 hours!!!
Jan