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1. Engine Block Repair. (score: 1)
Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 23:55:57 EDT
After reinstalling the head of my '73 Spit 1500 I found that it was leaking water out the #4 cylinder sparkplug hole. I took the head off again and upon closer examination discovered that there is a
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00321.html (7,362 bytes)

2. Re: Engine Block Repair. (score: 1)
Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 00:11:28 EDT
Thanks for the quick reply. I will check into the welding on Monday. David
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00322.html (7,147 bytes)

3. Re: Engine Block Repair. (score: 1)
Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 01:02:51 EDT
Thanks Joe, First of all, why in the world are you leaving the beautiful Pacific Northwest for Tucson? I'm from Oregon and really miss it, but Hawaii is pretty good also. Second, I'm pretty sure it i
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00323.html (10,746 bytes)

4. Re: Engine Block Repair. (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 03:33:44 -0400
Welding on engine blocks is a very iffy proposition. The whole block has to be brought up to a very high pre-heat, then the repair made, and then the block encased in lime to cool VERY slowly. Otherw
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00324.html (7,695 bytes)

5. Re: Engine Block Repair. (score: 1)
Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 21:27:03 EDT
The water channel in question is on the push rod side of the engine. In between cylinder #3 and #4 on that side of the engine is a head stud. The channel is between this head stud and cylinder #4. Th
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00328.html (8,553 bytes)

6. Re: Engine Block Repair. (score: 1)
Author: James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 07:06:02 +0000
The drain plug should be a brass bolt exactly where you described it on the oppersite side. i.e. undeneeth the exhaust for piston no 4. -- James Carpenter Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00329.html (6,973 bytes)

7. Re: Engine Block Repair. (score: 1)
Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:54:18 EDT
Thanks James, I found the bolt you described and removed it. Dry. In fact there was a lot of dirt in the hole. I tried to clean it out with a coat hanger but it did not seem to go anywhere. I even tr
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00333.html (8,173 bytes)


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