i soaked the cylinders for a few days with white vinegar. Which ate the rust loose from the rings.The head on this one was a 850 which had a 11 cracks! I took a 848 head from a 55 235 truck and we made the steam holes by the instructions posted in the archive section.The engine was in fair shape but was bored 30 over,hardened valve seats.One of my fellow college instructors bought out a old parts house in LA he had old stock on everything but the gaskets.... the exhaust manifold was cracked as well but after scouring the county side a great replacement was found.I decided to do a 54 2nd series 235 for our next feat.Funny it was missing the valve cover so we found one and got it to realize it didn't have a oil filler hole in it! Must have been from a 40 era truck oh well experiance is a great teacher!
Last edited by cdandelivery; 01/19/2016 12:22 PM.
