New UCW project

[Niels V]

Butler side lights can often be found on ebay

[Petr Brezina]

Now its time for the engine - finally. Still looks to be in a pretty good shape, so will see

[Petr Brezina]

Stripping started, heads removed (please note my "redneck" fixture ).
So far no visible cracks, block looks solid, so the pistons and valves. Everything moving, will need some work but so far OK.

Again, its not a common flathead, but unusual French, but with some effort should fit.

[Petr Brezina]

Few more pics - pistons after rough cleaning/decarbonation.

[Lynn Eades]

Petr, I am wondering if the sump is too deep for in the carrier?

[Petr Brezina]

Lynn,
I dont know so far, but hope that instead of its flat bottomed, the deep is still OK for the carrier. If not, will have to replace it, but if possible I would like to keep it, I like this hi-cap aluminium pan
If anyone could measure for me the maximum deep of the "carrier" steel pan I would be very grateful. Thank you in advance!

[Jim Burrill]

You know you need different exhaust manifolds , right?

And a hard lesson learned... have the block totally stripped and sent out to be tank hot-dipped in chemical cleaner and flushed.

Then have it "magna-fluxed" to check for cracks.

I am rebuilding a "zero-time" rebuilt wartime engine with only 50 miles on it because the shop didn't tank-dip and solvent clean the block. They power washed it with kerosene and used hih pressure air to blow it out.

Running it has loosened up missed sludge that shifted and blocked a piston bearing oil port and totally trashed a piston bearing. In the rebuild process now.