Thanks Joe,
First of all, why in the world are you leaving the beautiful Pacific Northwest
for Tucson? I'm from Oregon and really miss it, but Hawaii is pretty good
also.
Second, I'm pretty sure it is a water channel. It is the hole on the push rod
side near cylinder #3. The gasket looks good and it is not upside down. All
the holes line up so it seems to be the correct gasket. The part that is
broken is just a very small ridge at the top of the channel/cylinder. I will
look into having it welded, but if that turns out to be a loosing option, I
may just take you up on your offer for the block. I'm just afraid to even ask
how much it might cost to ship to Hawaii. Does it have pistons/crank/etc?
I'll let you know if I need it.
Thanks,
David Gates
'73 Spit 1500 (currently very unhappy)
Hawaii
In a message dated 6/27/98 6:22:13 PM Hawaiian Standard Time, spitlist@gte.net
writes:
> David,
> Are you sure you are looking at a water channel. There are a few holes
> that appear to be for water but are not. One of those is at #4 cyl.
> That one actually overlaps the indentation that goes around the
> cylinder. There are a total od 10 water channels on the surface of the
> block. 4 of these surround #4 cyl.
>
> Some other possible causes of water leakage are:
>
> 1. Bad gasket
> 2. Gasket installed upside down
> 3. Wrong gasket (very good possibility, it must have the thick ring
> around each cyl. to fill the indentation.
>
> But if it is bad, I doubt it can be repaired on the deck surface. As a
> solution, I have a 1500 engine that is without head, front pulley,
> carbs, manifolds or distributor. The engine came out of a parts car I
> used in my restoration. It spins freely, has no appreciable cylinder
> wear and doesn't appear to have any appreciable thrust play. In short,
> it is a very rebuildable engine. It might even go in without any lower
> work at all. The only thing I am troubled about is it seems to have
> some gunk in the cooling channels. That might be flushed out easily,
> but I would go ahead and tank the engine before installing it.
>
> Anyway, I need to get rid of a lot of spare parts because I am moving to
> Tucson later this summer and I would be willing to part with the engine
> for $100 but you will have to pick up the shipping cost.
>
> Let me know if you are interested. We can put it on a boat and get it
> to you.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry
> GatesDavid@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > After reinstalling the head of my '73 Spit 1500 I found that it was
> leaking
> > water out the #4 cylinder sparkplug hole. I took the head off again and
> upon
> > closer examination discovered that there is a small ridge between the
> water
> > channel and the cylinder wall, or perhaps I should say there is suppose
to
> be
> > one. The block does not appear to be cracked or anything just this small
> > ridge broken off. This allows water to enter the #4 cylinder. Is it
> possible
> > to have this welded? Or is there any kind of RTV that will withstand the
> > compression and heat? Or am I in for a new engine block? With this
> exception
> > the block appears to be in good shape. Help!
> >
> > David Gates
> > '73 Spit 1500
> > Hawaii
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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