Stash of Flathead V-8's find a new home
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Stash of Flathead V-8's find a new home
My friend and I found these a few weeks back while out checking out a new yard and looking for treasures, this was on our "scenic" drive home.
I'll never drive past another Grain silo without wondering what kind of treasures could be hiding inside!
My friend struck a deal and we finally went back to get them, he let us use his "old yeller" 1960 F-100 Custom Boom truck
to unload the silo.
All total we had 8 engines and left three behind in the silo due to cracked blocks, after we got them home we found another one that should have been left there as well. (I'm sure once we get pans and heads off there is potential for more cracks, although I hope not)
Enjoy the pictures!
I'll never drive past another Grain silo without wondering what kind of treasures could be hiding inside!
My friend struck a deal and we finally went back to get them, he let us use his "old yeller" 1960 F-100 Custom Boom truck
to unload the silo.All total we had 8 engines and left three behind in the silo due to cracked blocks, after we got them home we found another one that should have been left there as well. (I'm sure once we get pans and heads off there is potential for more cracks, although I hope not)
Enjoy the pictures!
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I suppose so,
Its a supply and demand thing. seems as of late it's been hard to sell a good crack free block for a decent price. at least around here. Maybe back East it's a different story, just seems very few people are buying anything project wise lately. hopefully that will change soon, so maybe in 20 years someone will come on here posting pictures of those 3 cracked blocks being hauled out of the silo??
that would be cool.
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This thread reminds me of a semi private estate sale I attended years ago, before internet was widespread, where the deceased had been a tractor buff. In a silo just about the same size you show, was a trove of old Ford tractor parts. I bought the entire contents of the silo as well as a bunch of other stuff. Matter of fact, I still have a couple Ford N series blocks, crankshafts, etc.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
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Same here. I have a bare block that's had a couple of minor cracks professionally repaired, standard bore, etc. People would rather take a chance on a $100 POS that is still sitting in a mudhole than pay the higher price for a known good block. Or buy a modern small block from a stranger because it "ran great" when pulled. I'm not buying any more "spares", too much aggravation, but it's good to see you are!
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Depending on the crack location, my experience some years ago was that a repair can be a good investment.
Loaned my F-2 out to some d**ckhead back in '90 so he could haul some stone. Told him to not overload, and check the coolant. He did neither, asnd I caught him with the truck carrying about two tons of stone. Made him unload it forthwith, and took the truck home.
He had apparently overheated it, and cracked the block in two cylinders, with the cracks running from cylinder wall to exhaust valves. Pulled the engine and sent it to a shop that had been around since the 1930's. The old gents there stitched the cracks, sleeved the two cylinders, and installed valve seats.
The truck has ran perfectly since, and loses no water.
Of course, if you have a good block handy, no cracks are better, but they can be fixed economically if done correctly. The real game changer is a crack in a bearing web, or chunks literally broken out of the block.
At this time, I only have one spare 239, and it has been bored already to .040" over, although it has no cracks.
Would like to eventually find a good spare, but not looking real hard.
Loaned my F-2 out to some d**ckhead back in '90 so he could haul some stone. Told him to not overload, and check the coolant. He did neither, asnd I caught him with the truck carrying about two tons of stone. Made him unload it forthwith, and took the truck home.
He had apparently overheated it, and cracked the block in two cylinders, with the cracks running from cylinder wall to exhaust valves. Pulled the engine and sent it to a shop that had been around since the 1930's. The old gents there stitched the cracks, sleeved the two cylinders, and installed valve seats.
The truck has ran perfectly since, and loses no water.
Of course, if you have a good block handy, no cracks are better, but they can be fixed economically if done correctly. The real game changer is a crack in a bearing web, or chunks literally broken out of the block.
At this time, I only have one spare 239, and it has been bored already to .040" over, although it has no cracks.
Would like to eventually find a good spare, but not looking real hard.
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What engines did you get? I see a bunch of 8BA types and what looks like a pre-WW2 Ford block. If you need specifics on flathead engine blocks have a read here: http://www.goldengatev8.org/tips/Evo...heFlathead.pdf
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