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Re: How can I tell if this used 440 overheated?
[Re: JohnRR]
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11/20/08 01:06 PM
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No stamping. Looking at the block.
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Re: How can I tell if this used 440 overheated?
[Re: A38s!]
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11/20/08 01:07 PM
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JohnRR
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No stamping. Looking at the block.
but you said this earlier
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What does the pad read? Looks n51 to me.
that's what confused me , that would never be stamped on the block .
just sayin'
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Re: How can I tell if this used 440 overheated?
[Re: JohnRR]
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11/20/08 01:17 PM
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I gotcha. Saw the big jackets, thinking it might be a cop motor.
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Re: How can I tell if this used 440 overheated?
[Re: JohnRR]
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11/20/08 02:02 PM
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An overnight vinegar soak made the two cylinders clean as a hound's tooth. Looked at the bottom end and nothing seems amiss. Engine now budges a little, but cylinder walls are nearly bone dry. I'm doing a lubrication soak and will suck out grit to the best of my ability before trying to turn it some more.
FYI, carb to pan 440 cores go for between 500 and 600 here. I have bought three and sold three in the past three years and never had difficulty on craigslist. A 383 can be had for around 300.
Will continue and let you know.
Happy motoring,
David
1977 Executive Diplomat II
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