I've got one.

Does anyone really think they didn't know about the problems?
The decisions is made:
"Will it hurt sales to admit that there are problems?"
"Yes"
"STFU"

Thanks

The later stock 440 blocks had the steam holes, especially the 440-3 motor home and truck blocks

Every wedge block that I saw with steam holes had only four per side, not eight like the Hemi. In 1985 or 1986, Chrysler had a blow out sale on B and RB parts. I ordered and bought a RB block from the local Dodge dealer. It has a 1978 casting date and it has four steam holes per side. It came with either a 4.19 or 4.25 bore, I can't remember. I used that block in my race car in the late 1980's to mid 1990's. I still have that block in storage.

I also bought a B block. It has a 1977 casting date and has four steam holes per side. It has a 4.12 bore. I still have that block in storage and it is new.

Seams like this subject comes up all the time. I bought one of those long block 440s in that sale too. It was a motor home block cast in 78. It had the steam holes just like the one in the picture and there was two per cly. or eight per side. I had a bud that had one he bought from a wrecking yard that had the same holes. We both tried using them for street cars in the eighties with 906 heads and they would not keep cool in the Texas summer heat. I gave up and replaced mine with the original 400 back in the truck and sold it. He reblocked his with a 71 block and cured his problems. He gave me that block last year and I gave it away. I still have the other but it’s got a set of motor home 452 heads on it right now with the matching steam holes. They use the small tapered seat spark plugs. Look on any new 440 head gasket and they have eight holes per side to match. I’ll have to look at my world hemi block to see if it’s got those holes.

Poster---Did Callies correct the problem with your block?

Maybe his last job was as a weatherman?

John Ah Ah!!

anything yet? It's been a minute. Sure hope they did something.

Interesting. I was looking today at a Bulldog iron wedge block and it has the steam holes in it. Todd

Did they take care of the defective block yet?

Hope the hemi oil drain back holes are not drill all the way,most wedge heads do not completely cover the hole and if they are drilled all the way oil can spray out at high rpms

I am curious to know if these issues were ever fixed, or what did Callies do?

Yes but were you able to get water out of the head?

Joe

It’s been over 3 months since the discovery of the mis-machined Callie’s wedge block was revealed.

Any positive updates to report?

I have 5 hemi blocks that seem to be ok. I was at Callies back in July and they had a minimum of about 100 to 120 boxed and ready for shipment. I asked about the wedge bolt hole deal and they said it was resolved but I do not know what was done about the OP here.
Todd