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fread · 12-16-2017, 06:30 PM

Hi, I was taking apart this 8BA today and came across a very large crack is this salvageable? Thanks I hope the picture works

Dave Castle · 12-16-2017, 06:40 PM

That would be too far gone for me .

Walt Dupont--Me. · 12-16-2017, 06:48 PM

That's a tuff crack, I wouldn,nt frigg it. There is a lot of 8BA blocks around. Walt

petehoovie · 12-16-2017, 07:04 PM

Wow! Even the exhaust manifold is cracked....

19Fordy · 12-16-2017, 07:07 PM

Yes indeedy. Tooooooo far gone to save.

Ross F-1 · 12-16-2017, 09:39 PM

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Check down about 2" above the pan rail, on the side of the block. I bet it's cracked all along there too.

Ken/Alabama · 12-16-2017, 09:44 PM

Scrap iron.

JM 35 Sedan · 12-16-2017, 11:06 PM

Saw this same cracked block posted on Facebook earlier tonight with this same question. The responses went about 50/50 on scrap vs. fix.

*Edit: My comment on Facebook was.....

That's some pretty nasty cracking going on there. Anything is fixable, but at what cost? Probably way more than finding another block,...just sayin'

RalphM · 12-17-2017, 02:50 AM

I’m sure it’s repairable, but how much would it cost VS finding another good block?

I never scrap any of my “bad” blocks, there will come a day when they are scarce enough to fix. And if nothing else they are good for mock up work.

Flathead Fever · 12-17-2017, 10:31 AM

Here are several things you can use it for I found on the internet. I like the front porch flower box but the succulent garden is nice too.

38bill · 12-17-2017, 12:13 PM

Is that crack from the block freezing?

40 Deluxe · 12-17-2017, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 38bill

Is that crack from the block freezing?

Most definitely. Common problem in Minnesota back in the flathead days! We often had a leak of some kind in our older cars so ran water in the summer and would forget to add antifreeze in the fall. A sudden hard freeze in late Sept. or early October and it was all over!

RalphM · 12-17-2017, 04:12 PM

Another fine use for a shot flathead block. There’s a fellow in fairbanks that made one with the mail going inside the block.

scicala · 12-17-2017, 05:22 PM

That's one expensive and heavy mailbox, but if anyone hits it, they will pay the price.

Sal

flatheadmurre · 12-18-2017, 12:22 AM

And when you tell the ensurance company someone stole your 5k mailbox you will be in trouble...lol

chap52 · 12-18-2017, 07:16 AM

I don't believe that it would be worth the cost to repair. There are probably more yet unseen issues that you will discover with a pressure test. As Walt said, there are lots of these blocks out there.

Flathead Dave · 12-23-2017, 11:50 PM

Put it on Craig's List and let the scammers have it.

Andy · 12-24-2017, 10:14 AM

I will buy it if you are close. I fix things.

Flathead Fever · 12-24-2017, 12:47 PM

I'm getting ready to relieve a block which I've never done before. I was thinking your block would be perfect to practice on, no emotional attachment and no having to go to therapy if you screw it up.

philipswanson · 12-31-2017, 10:59 AM

Do you have a boat? Would make a great anchor..........

12-16-2017, 06:40 PM	#2
Dave Castle Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Carmel, Ca Posts: 269	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? That would be too far gone for me .

12-16-2017, 06:48 PM	#3
Walt Dupont--Me. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gardiner Me. Posts: 4,200	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? That's a tuff crack, I wouldn,nt frigg it. There is a lot of 8BA blocks around. Walt

12-16-2017, 07:04 PM	#4
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,076	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Wow! Even the exhaust manifold is cracked.... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

12-16-2017, 07:07 PM	#5
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,921	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Yes indeedy. Tooooooo far gone to save.

12-16-2017, 09:39 PM	#6
Ross F-1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NM Posts: 2,438	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Check down about 2" above the pan rail, on the side of the block. I bet it's cracked all along there too. __________________ '52 F-1, EAB flathead

12-16-2017, 09:44 PM	#7
Ken/Alabama Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,257	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Scrap iron.

12-16-2017, 11:06 PM	#8
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Saw this same cracked block posted on Facebook earlier tonight with this same question. The responses went about 50/50 on scrap vs. fix. Edit: My comment on Facebook was..... That's some pretty nasty cracking going on there. Anything is fixable, but at what cost? Probably way more than finding another block,...just sayin'* __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein* Last edited by JM 35 Sedan; 12-17-2017 at 10:02 AM.

12-17-2017, 02:50 AM	#9
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? I’m sure it’s repairable, but how much would it cost VS finding another good block? I never scrap any of my “bad” blocks, there will come a day when they are scarce enough to fix. And if nothing else they are good for mock up work.

12-17-2017, 12:13 PM	#11
38bill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,165	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Is that crack from the block freezing?

12-17-2017, 05:22 PM	#14
scicala Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Detroit suburb, MI Posts: 3,698	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? That's one expensive and heavy mailbox, but if anyone hits it, they will pay the price. Sal

12-18-2017, 12:22 AM	#15
flatheadmurre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,045	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? And when you tell the ensurance company someone stole your 5k mailbox you will be in trouble...lol

12-18-2017, 07:16 AM	#16
chap52 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Marana Arizona Posts: 1,776	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? I don't believe that it would be worth the cost to repair. There are probably more yet unseen issues that you will discover with a pressure test. As Walt said, there are lots of these blocks out there.

12-23-2017, 11:50 PM	#17
Flathead Dave Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: SOCAL Posts: 557	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Put it on Craig's List and let the scammers have it. __________________ "Some people are like slinkys. They're not really good for anything but they sure bring a smile to your face when they're pushed down the stairs".... Last edited by Flathead Dave; 02-11-2018 at 12:08 AM.

12-24-2017, 10:14 AM	#18
Andy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kerrville, Tx Posts: 2,769	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? I will buy it if you are close. I fix things.

12-24-2017, 12:47 PM	#19
Flathead Fever Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,094	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? I'm getting ready to relieve a block which I've never done before. I was thinking your block would be perfect to practice on, no emotional attachment and no having to go to therapy if you screw it up.

12-31-2017, 10:59 AM	#20
philipswanson Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bonita, CA Posts: 1,374	Re: Is this 8BA Salvageable? Do you have a boat? Would make a great anchor..........