cylinder head falls over
#1
cylinder head falls over
In my garage i have a set of small valve "c" cast iron heads for an olds 455 big block. these came off a running car and had no issues.
the other day i accidentally knocked one of the heads over onto my concrete garage floor (they were standing upright and side by side) the head fell on its bottom (valves down like if it were on the engine)
so my question is....
is the head cracked or any damage with the fall? i looked at the head and see no issues but didnt know if there was something i was not seeing....
the other day i accidentally knocked one of the heads over onto my concrete garage floor (they were standing upright and side by side) the head fell on its bottom (valves down like if it were on the engine)
so my question is....
is the head cracked or any damage with the fall? i looked at the head and see no issues but didnt know if there was something i was not seeing....
#5
I've done this once or twice before. ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
My solution:
Grab some old storm window glass, and a can of 3m 90 glue.
Glue some sandpaper to the glass, tie a short length of rope on both sides of the head, and pull it back and forth a hundred times to take down the damage.
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
My solution:
Grab some old storm window glass, and a can of 3m 90 glue.
Glue some sandpaper to the glass, tie a short length of rope on both sides of the head, and pull it back and forth a hundred times to take down the damage.
![Wink](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
#6
there is not any visible damage, the head just fell over, my concrete floor has a smooth pour and it is a nice level surface. i just stood the head back up and have wondered if there is any chance it could have been damaged by the fall...
#7
Or maybe stop storing them like that.....
#9
If they were already on the floor, and just fell over I would bet they are fine. If they fell off a workbench to the floor then I might be really concerned.
If there is any doubt, a inspection and magnaflux would be cheap piece of mind.
If there is any doubt, a inspection and magnaflux would be cheap piece of mind.
#11
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
The head may or may not be damaged, as we cannot see, or handle it, we cannot say for certain.
#14
I know here it's been cold at night 17 degrees. With those kind of temps wouldn't the cast be a bit brittle ? That would be my only concern. I have how ever dropped a cylinder head from a 4 foot tall bench F-d it all up. Luckily it was a chevy .
#18
#20
Duh, that depends on which end it was stored on.
Think about it.
A crank standing on the aft end has almost all the weight on the aft end, but very little on the snout. So, to properly stretch it, you would hang it by the aft end...
If you hung it by the snout, the snout would stretch more due to the larger weight imposed on that end than say the aft end has affecting it.... combine that with the less snout shrinkage from the sitting-on-aft-end storage, and you have fubar'd that crank.
Or, head.
:-)
Think about it.
A crank standing on the aft end has almost all the weight on the aft end, but very little on the snout. So, to properly stretch it, you would hang it by the aft end...
If you hung it by the snout, the snout would stretch more due to the larger weight imposed on that end than say the aft end has affecting it.... combine that with the less snout shrinkage from the sitting-on-aft-end storage, and you have fubar'd that crank.
Or, head.
:-)
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