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Feb 14, 2008 | 06:39 PM

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bluesky636

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Mr. Haegele, I wish you and S&S the BEST. Hope with your help they become the #1 USA engine builder.

I may have been born at night but it wasn't last night.

John

Actually, I think that they may be that already.

http://www.rebuilt-auto-engines.com/...i/quality.html

Feb 15, 2008 | 01:33 AM

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so u think its just a spun bearing? That would be alot cooler to rebuild when I get back to north carolina in april for the rest of my tour in the USMC!

Feb 15, 2008 | 06:19 AM

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Yea, rod knocks are almost always a spun bearing. Either way it's not something that's not fixable. If it is a bent pin, just replace the piston and pin.

Feb 15, 2008 | 07:34 AM

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I know what hard seats are, and I know what induction hardened valve seats are. I'm pretty sure that the factory only used induction hardened seats on the later FE heads. Grind the seats and you lose this.

Rick

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Hardened valve seats for use with unleaded gas. Prevents valve recession over many miles of use. And Yes, S&S installed hardened valve seats in my engine.

Feb 15, 2008 | 05:27 PM

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Not sure of the point of your post.

Feb 15, 2008 | 09:13 PM

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If a reman motor has hardened seats, chances are they were inserts, not induction hardened.

Feb 15, 2008 | 11:06 PM

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If a reman motor has hardened seats, chances are they were inserts, not induction hardened.

Oh. Ok. I have never heard of inserts failing so I don't see an issue there.

Feb 15, 2008 | 11:26 PM

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69F250CrewCab4x4

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Originally Posted by bluesky636

Not sure of the point of your post.

This was the point of my post :

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You would be miles ahead finding a local to build your engine. IMHO

A lot of remans bore them out to 60 over and what ever fits. They all leave the house the same.

Find a 75-76 360, they have the hardened heads, buy a 390 crank and rod set, have that engine built and swap them out when you are ready. You don't have to be without the truck more than a couple days.

John
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I know what hard seats are, and I know what induction hardened valve seats are. I'm pretty sure that the factory only used induction hardened seats on the later FE heads. Grind the seats and you lose this.

Rick
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Does this clear things up any?

I was trying to find out what John thinks Ford factory "hardened heads" are??

Rick