Y Block Book Reprint
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Y Block Book Reprint
I've noticed these trickling onto E-Bay,,at prices of $30-50+ dollars.You can go straight to Amazon and get them for $20.00.Guess there will be fewer opportunists (read:"gougers") asking for the hundred plus dollars I've seen them asking in the past.Steve
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ibuzzard---thanks man!! I need a book,and did not want to pay 50.00 for it. I also want to apologies for ranting the other day about the browns and football in general. To each their own--I guess. I am not totally strange. LOL Bill
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they will still be on ebay for years to come.dennis carpenter had them till about a year ago for 18.00.they were going for as much as 100.on ebay at the same time.i wonder how many were coming straight from carpenter.
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From: Sabin, Mn
ok. i got a question. i have heard several on here say that that y-block book was a poor book of reference for the for y-block motors, why ramp an ravfe the reprinting of this book????? if i remember correctly, the guy who oes the y-block magazine, is doing a book on y-blocks. if i remember correctly. so take how you will.
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I personally have never seen the inside of this y-block book,but heard it was great,and informative. John Mummert is the yblock expert,I think you are speaking of. I would think he would be the man to ask about yblocks. Also a member on the 48-60 site is bigwin56f100,and he is surely a good person to ask,since he has been working on these engines and collects them. I hope this yblock book is good,as I bought 1 and should have it for Christmas.
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john mummert was to put our a y book a good 7 years ago.the book your getting isnt perfect but its all there is.
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kOOPER---ARE you serious? That stinks! I was under the impression that that photos were very informative and --does it mention anything about oiling problems to the rocker shafts? I will have 4 yblocks soon,and need to study them.
Kooper -I liked watching you and your Dad install the yblock in your truck,when you sent the pics......cool!!! Bill
Kooper -I liked watching you and your Dad install the yblock in your truck,when you sent the pics......cool!!! Bill
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I've only skimmed through the book once ... I can't remember if it mentioned rocker oiling. I think it mentioned the common mistake of bolting down the rocker shafts upside down. If your block & heads were hot-tanked, you have the right combination of cam journal & bearings, and you make sure to avoid that mistake, your rocker oiling should be fine. I'm getting real good oil to my rockers.
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I received my yblock book and kooper was correct!! The photos are crap!! I am dissapointed and cannot distinguish the yblock areas they are working on in the book. Someone copied these on a pisspoor copier and made a book out of it.
I am wondering if there is a better book? Is Mummert publishing a yblock book? I think the wording is informative,but I need pictures!!! LOL
I got it for 25.00 delivered and thank God I didn't pay an inflated price on ebay
I am wondering if there is a better book? Is Mummert publishing a yblock book? I think the wording is informative,but I need pictures!!! LOL
I got it for 25.00 delivered and thank God I didn't pay an inflated price on ebay
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You know,
This is pretty common for a LOT of things on ebay.
There's a LOT of people out there that think that BECAUSE it's on ebay they MUST be getting a good deal. This is true with a lot of NEW parts etc.
The one that really kills me is a gas tank cap/guage for my little John Deere lawn tractor.
You can buy it all day at most John Deere dealers and online at jdparts.com for about $13 + tx.
I see them on ebay frequently starting at $15 and they usually are bid up to $20 or more and that doesn't include shipping.
There will always be people that will pay ridiculous proces for things and people ready to sell to them!!!
Hopefully all of us will do our homework before we buy anything on ebay!
Regards,
Rick
This is pretty common for a LOT of things on ebay.
There's a LOT of people out there that think that BECAUSE it's on ebay they MUST be getting a good deal. This is true with a lot of NEW parts etc.
The one that really kills me is a gas tank cap/guage for my little John Deere lawn tractor.
You can buy it all day at most John Deere dealers and online at jdparts.com for about $13 + tx.
I see them on ebay frequently starting at $15 and they usually are bid up to $20 or more and that doesn't include shipping.
There will always be people that will pay ridiculous proces for things and people ready to sell to them!!!
Hopefully all of us will do our homework before we buy anything on ebay!
Regards,
Rick
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From: oh
I agree!! I always check shipping and research best I can---I am cheap!! Anyhow--I was told by Kooper the pics were terrible,and was too late -but this was on amazon.com ,and not ebay,and by a publisher that should be told-off about this. I think the book is informative ,but the pics suck--and warning to anyone buying it.
Does Mummert have a yblock book out? He seems to be the expert,and his website is great. Bill
Does Mummert have a yblock book out? He seems to be the expert,and his website is great. Bill
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I posted a while back that we were clearing out the warehouse and anyone could call if they needed anything. No one took me up on the offer and I didn't have the time or desire to Ebay them. I threw out about $1500 of new books, including several Y-block books (and several of the Steve Christ FE books), the Ford Truck Red book, shop manuals, wiring diagrams, owners manuals, etc. Damn shame but what am I to do, store them for years? Easier to toss them as unsaleable inventory and write them off on my taxes!