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<DIV>In a message dated 12/21/2013 10:19:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
bfye@canyonville.net writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>If the block is already toast, then this is a low risk/high reward
idea!<BR><BR><BR>On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 7:16 PM, <Bobsnotch@aol.com>
wrote:<BR><BR>> In a message dated 12/21/2013 9:14:50 P.M. Eastern Standard
Time,<BR>> topnotch@nycap.rr.com writes:<BR>><BR>> Unfortunately,
no. Right thru the block between the side and the#1<BR>>
cylinder. Sad really, only 166Kmi on this engine and these usually
last<BR>> many hundreds of thousands of miles.<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>Or maybe round it out some, and use a pipe tap to tap and
plug the hole. Sometimes you have to think outside the box, and being a
t-3 "Darksider", sometimes has it's advantages. ;-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Drilling and tapping should be easy, since cast iron is fairly soft. I'd
probably try it before I got too far involved with temp fixes. Like you said
Keith, we've still got at least 3 more months of winter to go, before the t-3s
can come out and play. :O
<DIV>And yes Brian, I do think it's a low risk/high reward idea. : )</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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