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| | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 | Is there any reason to save the pistons, crank and camshaft from a 216?
I have two 216 engines to haul to the scrap metal yard. Is there any value in these parts? It seems to me like a pain in the butt to remove the pistons and then store them indefinitely. I'm leaning towards letting them go.
The rest of the parts I removed. For some reason I don't feel too bad about saving the tin and the small parts. But to me the pistons, crank and cam kind of seem like junk. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,705 back yard wrench turner | | back yard wrench turner Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,705 | Offer them to your local car club. They are good for making trophies.
Wayne1938 1-Ton Farm TruckStovebolt Gallery Forums1989 Silverado 1996 Mustang GT convertible When I die, I hope she doesn't sell everything for what I told her I paid for it! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | Send the rods to Jerry Hotrod Lincoln. He claims that he converts them to insert bearing rods for further use. I suspect that he just hoards them, but I have no proof of that.  The crankshaft and camshaft may seem like junk until someone needs one due to a spun bearing or needs a cam for a regrind. I have some of those in my possession for no other reason than posterity purposes. If someone should ever need them, they will be free of charge. Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 | Small bearing journal camshaft cores like the 216 and early 235 cams are so scarce most cam reginders will only offer to rework a customer's cam if it's not worn too badly. If the crankshafts haven't been ground way undersize already they're also worth saving. The cast iron pistons make good paperweights unless you're doing a period-correct rebuild for some reason. Aluminum replacement pistons are a lot nicer to Babbit rods, as there's not as much inertia trying to pound the bearing material away. The connecting rod conversion I'm working on uses a Perkins diesel engine bearing which costs a fraction of what the regular stovebolt insert bearing conversion does, and allows a "worn out" reground crankshaft to be salvaged.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | There is always the 'boat anchor' avenue.
Ed
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | There is always the 'boat anchor' avenue.
Ed There is another well known manufacturer which has cornered the boat anchor market. They are the ones which have circled the cause of their problems.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 | hi Stove,
i private messaged you about this topic, but i will put it here too incase you don't see the pm and if someone else also can help me out
i could use a good 216 crank for a 1950 truck engine in Saskatchewan.
-s
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