Ok it has been awhile. Got a 50 farmall cub going and repainted my 64s bumpers and grill.

On to the engine!

Pulled her out today. Found that I do not have pet***** on the block so I pulled the pipe plugs. No flow. After raming a screwdriver in with a hammer on both sides I flowed a ton of crud out. Real yummy rust and such.

I am throwing on a set of 5752 heads and doing a complete re-gasket as I am peeing enough oil to keep rust at bay on the engine and tranny for a good long time but was wondering if any one knows a good way to flush the coolant passages in the bottom of the block short of a full dissasembly. I do intend to remove the front cover while I am at this so it will be nearly completely disssasembled. A quick pull with a bore gauge and caliper showed me 3.812 for a bore size. I will do a better job with a mic and on several axis tomorrow to determine If a quick re ring is in order as well. Wear ridges are hit and miss. so I aint sure on rings yet.

Any quick tips on re-gasketing would also be appreciated. Any suggestions on freshining the coolant passeges?

 

I would try flushing it all out before tear down. Multiple times with multiple apps of flush compound. If you do a good job the raidator should be pulled and filled from the bottom side, and hopefully most of the debris will drop out that has collected in its top. Put the cap on then fill and then undo cap. Again multiple times (helper required).

The heads can be helped with either hot tank cleaning, or solvent cleaning followed by bead blasting into the coolant openings. It takes some time, and lots of shaking and blowing to get the media out.
Clean the intake like the heads. Either hot tank or solvent cleaned followed by bead blasting.

It sounds like you may be lucky in only needing a ring job. Use cast rings. Hone with one of the ball hones.
As for cleaning deck and head gasket surfaces, dont use one of the fiber discs with an air die grinder. They remove METAL.

Light grease on each side of intake gasket. Antiseize compound on each side of exhaust manifold gaskets.

 

A coat hanger through the various holes on the deck surface. It will be a lot easier if you do this on an engine stand. Then you can poke around from the top and flip it over and hose it out

 

Already sitting on the stand. Took the heads off. I am replacing the C1TE heads with 5752-113s.

I flushed the radiator clean already by leaving a garden hose in it for 20 min and changing the angle of the dangle a few times. I want to get the bulk of the crud out for now. When it is reinstalled I will cycle viniger and water and plain water trough a few times to shine the guts up a bit.

Grease on the intake?

 

Yes, a light application to both sides of the gaskets. Not so much that it oozes out with tightening. It seals if surfaces are clean, and prevents sticking the next time removal is needed, saving a lot of time and often allowing for reuse of gaskets.

 

Ok, a quick update.

The timing chain is loose so I am going to replace that. All the bores measured out at 3.812 so they are only .002 over. I aint even going to fuss with rings for now.

I am going to have to try and weld that clutch piviot point back on with some nickel rod.
I just dont think brazing will have the oomph to hold up well.

By chance does anyone have a stock drivers side exhaust they would be willing to part with.

 

I have the drivers side exhaust. Be careful on the clutch pivot. A guy came over here tonight to pickup a flywheel. His lever/fork for the release bearing suddenly broke sending him down the road. Chewed up the flywheel, and clutch.