Today’s carnage

296 V8

296 V8

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Today’s carnage

Id forgotten how much I hate early style valves
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The reward :D… one nice 59 block
It doesn’t even have the little deck cracks from bolts to water holes.
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Id been putting off tearing this one down because of the PITA valves
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Do yourself a big favor and remove the block from the engine stand. I have seen those bell housings break off from being hung on that type of engine stand.
 
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Why?? Looks like you gottem out! None of that crap is going back. What is there to hate?
 
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Ken/Alabama said:
Do yourself a big favor and remove the block from the engine stand. I have seen those bell housings break off from being hung on that type of engine stand.
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How is it I knew someone would mention that ……. In my 54 years iv never seen it
 
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I agree Ken,better his foot or feet than mine. It only takes once. ken ct. Then he can say hes only seen it once in 54 yrs.
 
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Those exhaust manifold engine stand adapter are such cheap insurance...
As for mine, I hang mine on my KRW side hanging stand.
 
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It was complete (less heads) w flywheel clutch intake on that stand for the last two years …. Photos or it never happened
 
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I have at least 6 old Fords engines on that type of stand for years and never had a problem. I did have a friend come in the shop in tears about 15 years ago. His 39 Mercury engine fell off the stand and the bell houseing was all bent with long breaks. I welded it up for him and he said not to tell anybody. He passed away so I guess I can let the secret out. The problem was he jambed bolts that were to long in with an air wrench. There wasn't enough threads and the shoulders of the bolts split the threaded holes of the bell housing. G.M.
 
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296,
The bell housing tale is not an old wives tale.....it IS a tale of
woe. Flat head jack and others sell exhaust face mounts for less than
$100. The other great selling point of the exhaust face mount is that
the motor can be built supported by it. KR Wilson was no fool he designed
and built the original exh face mount.
Charlie ny
 
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I had to use a 1/2" carbide drill to drill the heads off several valves to get them out.
They were rusted in the closed position and I couldn't get them to move.
Worked good once I figured it out.
 
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You did great Greg
I never believed the engine stand problem either.
Jim
 
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Bob G/Spanaway said:
I had to use a 1/2" carbide drill to drill the heads off several valves to get them out.
They were rusted in the closed position and I couldn't get them to move.
Worked good once I figured it out.
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If you hit a closed valve in the center of the head with a ball peen hammer the head and the stem will seperate or break off.
 
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Chisel said:
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If you hit a closed valve in the center of the head with a ball peen hammer the head and the stem will seperate or break off.
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Only the exhaust valves if they are stock Ford items. The intakes with the recess in the head will just bend.
 
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