Posted by Tom Fleming on November 28, 2010 at 16:15:49 from (206.193.253.243):
started working on the F-30 today. taking her apart. Thought I would post a couple of pics......this is going to be a loooooooong process. Who knows, for what I paid for her, might totally disassemble and keep for parts, and get one a little closer to running............then again, it will be a long cold winter, and this will certainly keep me busy!!!
Hood, valve cover, and rocker's off. Hood took the most time. All the control rods were rusted solid. Lot's of propane, PBlaster, and patience got the hood off. Yes, I disassembled, not cut or destroyed.
That my friends used to be a distillate manifold. actually, made it easiers getting it off. Nothing to salvage there. just used a 4 lb. ball pein hammer, and took it off in chucks.
Thermostat, water pump, and fan were next
More tomorrow. I have the water jacket top off, and all the head nuts (had to use a chisel on the 2 under the water jacket. Now, I need to figure out how to break the head free. won't be easy.
All the intake valves are free. All the exhaust valves are stuck. Shot the exhaust valves with blaster, top and inside the manifold.
Last item, there were what appeared to be alloy inserts in the intake part of the manifold. They are actually in good condition. What are they?
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