[DeTomaso] Magnaflux cracks - now what?

Sean Korb spkorb at gmail.com
Wed Nov 9 13:27:25 EST 2016


I think you can get an equipped lab to do plasma deposits of the
appropriate numbers onto a new block but...

Maybe this is possible!  Make a saw cut off of the offending bores and
reweld a known good section like you would to build one of these!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfoe5ncm9M

sean

On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> Ken,
>
> I think Larry has a shed full of blocks. The ambition was to preserve the numbers-matching one that came with the car....
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 9, 2016, at 9:14, Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
>>   Here is a block, 2V heads etc., in Arizona for $305 + shipping:
>>   [1]351 cleveland | eBay
>>   $ 305.0
>>
>>                                 [ebay.png]
>>
>>                            351 cleveland | eBay
>>
>>   351 cleveland | eBay Motors, Parts & Accessories, Car & Truck Parts |
>>   eBay!
>>
>>   Maybe cheaper than a repair?
>>     __________________________________________________________________
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>>   From: Larry Finch via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>>   To: Email List Address For Posting <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>;
>>   Larry Finch <fresnofinches at aol.com>
>>   Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 8:15 AM
>>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Magnaflux cracks - now what?
>>     Thank you to everyone for your thoughts on this. I will be using
>>     another block for my engine project.
>>     Just as food for thought, here is part of the response I received
>>   from
>>     Tim Meyer:
>>       "Morning Larry,
>>       Well....
>>       We have seen this before, and still ran it.
>>       But it would be in a lower power application.
>>       I would not call it junk, but depending on the power you want to
>>       produce
>>       I think I would put it on the shelf so you always have the number
>>       matching
>>       block.
>>       Build an engine with a good block and have fun with it."
>>     Larry
>>     Sent from me using a magic, handheld electronic gizmo.
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
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