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Old 03-31-2021, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ronstory View Post
Those cracks at the water passages are common on flat head engines. When I discovered those on my engine, the machine shop didn't miss a beat with lively commentary, "Those cracks are superficial, don't worry about it since you are gonna use sealant on the studs, unless you are dumb... and you don't *look* dumb."

... but the best quote was "If this was a Ford flathead, those types of cracks have a factory part number".
HA!

Those are great soundbites!
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