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Terry Burtz, Calif · 10-24-2021, 09:54 PM

Mike,

Thanks for your question regarding the warranty from defects or cracks of the “made in China block”.

The new Model A cylinder blocks are being manufactured in a factory that only makes cast iron cylinder blocks for many new automobiles, trucks, off-road equipment, and locomotives.

The iron alloys, core binders, and many other things are vastly improved since the Model A era. There is a chance that you may be driving a new car that had its cylinder block made in the factory that we are using.

After machining, we specified that all new Model A cylinder blocks are to be pressure tested to guarantee that there are no water jacket cracks.

To help prevent cracks in the future, the new Model A cylinder block upper deck is thicker in the 4 areas between the exhaust valves and the cylinders and the exterior water jacket wall thickness on the water inlet side has been increased to 3/16 inch.

We guarantee that the "New Engine Kit" has no casting or forging flaws and that all machined surfaces for mating parts agree with the original Ford drawings.

You or your engine builder need to follow the latest “Builders Guide” at www.modelaengine.com when building your engine. This guide is being updated as engines are being built, and an updated version will be released in a few days.

There have been no problems with any “New Engine Kit” from the 1st production run.

Our “Liability and Guarantee” are clearly defined in the “Builders Guide”.

10-24-2021, 09:54 PM	#429
Terry Burtz, Calif Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Campbell,CA, USA Posts: 319	Re: The Terry Burtz 5 main bearing engine blocks are back on track. Mike, Thanks for your question regarding the warranty from defects or cracks of the “made in China block”. The new Model A cylinder blocks are being manufactured in a factory that only makes cast iron cylinder blocks for many new automobiles, trucks, off-road equipment, and locomotives. The iron alloys, core binders, and many other things are vastly improved since the Model A era. There is a chance that you may be driving a new car that had its cylinder block made in the factory that we are using. After machining, we specified that all new Model A cylinder blocks are to be pressure tested to guarantee that there are no water jacket cracks. To help prevent cracks in the future, the new Model A cylinder block upper deck is thicker in the 4 areas between the exhaust valves and the cylinders and the exterior water jacket wall thickness on the water inlet side has been increased to 3/16 inch. We guarantee that the "New Engine Kit" has no casting or forging flaws and that all machined surfaces for mating parts agree with the original Ford drawings. You or your engine builder need to follow the latest “Builders Guide” at www.modelaengine.com when building your engine. This guide is being updated as engines are being built, and an updated version will be released in a few days. There have been no problems with any “New Engine Kit” from the 1st production run. Our “Liability and Guarantee” are clearly defined in the “Builders Guide”.