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Originally posted by Mike Timoshyk
Kidding aside, when I started to inspect the engine I noticed that some of the head bolts where in the wrong location. Long one in a short hole....trouble in the butts!!!!
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In that pic, I can see at least 6 studs that appear MUCH shorter than they ought to be.
Marine (as in boats, not USMC) engines can be a real B**** unless you know the history of them. If they have been used in a salt water environment many years ago, they're only good for a garden ornament, or maybe the reluctant donor of a few spares. Unless you KNOW they are from a freshwater boat, I wouldn't even consider rebuilding them. Some of the studs in a flathead will go into blind threaded holes while others go into the water jacket. It depends how diligent the original builder was as to wether the threads were treated with anti-seize paste (or Loctite). If this engine has seen salt water, corrosion will seep along the threads and you will get a broken stud. Oh. I see you might have already discovered that!
The metal around the corroded thread will be too porous to hold a stud, and even Heli-coils may not help.
Anyway, relax, it's only a '49-'53 C8BA block, not a wartime CMP or Carrier Flathead!
