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It should be possible to reclaim a rusty block. A sleeve can be inserted
into the bores after machining to bring them back to nominal size.  The top
flat side can be milled to clean it. If the engine has been laying around
without the sump, reclaiming of the big end caps and cleaning of the bearing
shell bores can prove somewhat more difficult and may exceed budgets. The
industrially proven method is to plate the surfaces after initial machining
to clean them and then machine them to size. As the block is cast iron,
plating requires some heat treatment prior to welding. Ideally the block
needs to be heated up to some 150 to 200 degrees centigrade. There are shops
who do that quite well but it has its cost. If the budget is generously
designed, manufacturing of new big end caps could be envisaged. 

Nearly everything is possible... I have witnessed many "creative repairs"
working in a factory in Portugal for several years.

Ulrico

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Luckily there is not enough rain on my fathers block to ever have to worry
about mowing the grass!

I was hoping the guard was a little later,...I'll just have to learn how to
weld aluminium, or maybe seek professional assistance.

Incidentally, I have the very sad remains of what I believe is a 1950
motor,....#06105381....does that sound right? It was a pile of parts in the
corner of a collapsed shearing shed on a property north of White Cliffs.
I've been planning to take it to one of my fathers veteran car club mates to
see if the block is reclaimable, there's quite a bit of rust in the bores.
But having seen what they are prepared to do with rusty lumps of iron,...who
knows?

mark


 --- Diana Alan <dianaa@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx> wrote: 
> Hi Mark
> 
> I know the feeling with father, he hasn't said anything yet, but I 
> remain conscious about it.  So when I have a vehicle on his farm, it 
> must remain mobile enough for him to hitch a tractor up and move it 
> for mowing etc.
> With this new one I need to shift some of the other parts I no longer 
> need, like and 1954 86" chassis and gearbox and now a grey Holden 
> motor with adapter plate.
> 
> If your talking about the front right mudguard then its a 1952 or 1953 
> guard with the spot welded outer panel.  This is the wrong year for 
> me, so I didn't take much time looking over it.  There are a few pop 
> rivets through the top near where the mirror arm mounts.  Without a 
> lot of work you could probably get it back into shape and make a 
> reasonable guard out of it.  It won't be used on either of my projects 
> so is available to anyone who wants it.
> 
> Regards
> Diana

> 
>  

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