Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Tonight I have some good news on the driver side head warp. I finally got a chance late this afternoon to do what Dale told me to do... Put a good straightedge on it and I will find what's wrong. My stainless rule had a slight bend that made it hard to use on edge so I contact cemented it onto a level so I could read it correctly. I glued it overhanging by 1 /16" so a knife edge against the head. Dang, head was straight as a string in all directions, diagonally etc. Could not get an .001 feeler under anywhere. I could not figure it out but then,,,, I saw the little freeze plug I was gonna ask you all about but keep forgetting to. 30 seconds with a flat file and case closed. No rocky head. The freeze plug was .008 proud of the surface. Both heads have one, but the other was driven flush. As fate would have it the wood slat ran vertically across the plug, and this morning and the utility knife blade was set under it for THIS test. What is the purpose of this trouble maker freeze plug?
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
Last edited by GB SISSON; 06-12-2024 at 08:59 PM.
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