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Mine was cracked in my 50 F-1, and the local Napa guy happened to have a 50 F-1, and said he had an extra engine I could have. It sat in a field for 10 years with no intake, then it sat in the woods for 10 more years. We rolled it out, took it home, and took it apart. Not a single bolt broke, and the oil pan was full of decomposed plants and mud. The block, crank, and rods were near perfect, which was a good thing because IT TURNED OUT TO BE A 255 MERCURY!!! Woohoo, free 4" crank in a crack-free block!!!
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From: Friendswood, Texas
Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
Funny you should mention that... I bought a motorcycle (a modern water-cooled one) from a guy in the southern part of the state, about at the Mexican border about 3 years ago. Being winter and a long ways away, I drove down in my truck to pick it up. The weather turned to the teens as I worked my way back north, but I didn't think anything of it. By the time I got back home I was too tired and cold to do anything but park it out back with the bike still in the bed.
At about 3 in the morning I woke up, having somehow realized in my sleep that this was a water-cooled bike, and a Known Moron had been the PO. I slipped on some clothes, ran out and sure enough, there was an icicle hanging from the lower radiator hose!! I about threw that bike off the truck, got it into the garage, and aimed a space heater at it. Long story short, I dodged a bullet somehow. The hoses were all frozen near solid, even the water pump. but it thawed out and never leaked a drop. When I drained it all kinds of muddy water came out, not a drop of antifreeze.
At about 3 in the morning I woke up, having somehow realized in my sleep that this was a water-cooled bike, and a Known Moron had been the PO. I slipped on some clothes, ran out and sure enough, there was an icicle hanging from the lower radiator hose!! I about threw that bike off the truck, got it into the garage, and aimed a space heater at it. Long story short, I dodged a bullet somehow. The hoses were all frozen near solid, even the water pump. but it thawed out and never leaked a drop. When I drained it all kinds of muddy water came out, not a drop of antifreeze.
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