[FC] Engine block rear housing

[Ken Hand]

 I have converted a few early blocks to the 164 cu. in engine. I think all I did was trim the end of the rod bolts and shave the rod cap a little. So it can be done with the early blocks and cylinders but it is much easier to have the 64-5 block or the universal block. The rear housing that was referred to was probably meant to mean the oil filter adapter as it would have no filler neck.

 

Ken Hand
248-613-8586
www.corvairmechanic.com
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: N2VZD at aol.com
To: bryan at skiblack.com; hmlinc at sbcglobal.net
Cc: mclark67 at charter.net; corvanatics at corvair.org
Sent: Thu, Jan 6, 2011 8:41 pm
Subject: Re: [FC] Engine block rear housing


on the car blocks i converted to FC , i drilled the hole for an FC filler  

pipe , and put a soft plug in the car oil filler pipe filler hole.  there  

are pictures of some of my "conversions" on the web picture site  :

_http://www.corvair.de/n2vzd/_ (http://www.corvair.de/n2vzd/)      i also 

"converted " early FC blocks to late guts with a 4 inch angle  grinder...all 

worked out well. use carefully applied silicone rubber (GOOD stuff  like 

loctite 5900b etc ) on the  filler pipe.

i have found that the glossy  kinds of silicone sealer (including  blue) do 

not work as well. let it dry 24 hours or so before flooding it with  oil.  

that method has worked several times for me.

regards, tim colson

 

 

 

In a message dated 1/6/2011 8:31:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  

bryan at skiblack.com writes:



Not so -  I assume you are referring to the hole for the FC filler tube.  

That hole  is in the block, not the rear cover.



Mike, if that's a 164 inch  replacement engine, that case would be the 

ideal starting point for your new  engine since it will accept an FC oil filler. 



 You can tell what it is  for sure by taking off the top cover and looking 

for the reliefs for the rod  bolts.