<VV> Replacement Blocks & engines

[Joel McGregor]

I have a block that had the boss for the FC filler tube but no hole.  I had to bore it out myself.
Joel McGregor
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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org [virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Sethracer at aol.com [Sethracer at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:18 PM
To: hmlinc at sbcglobal.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Replacement Blocks & engines

JR - I think he got a regular installed engine, (hence the  stamping) but
the castings for the case halves  (Actually, only the  passenger side half)
was made to be universal - able to be finished as an FC  (filler tube boss)
standard (boss for dipstick) or even an early, with the lower  mounted oil
boss (temp?). They could machine it to the finished part  they needed. The
replacement assembled engines had a freeze plug in the  filler tube boss in the
right case half, which could be removed for an FC  application, no
machining needed. And I do think those were stamped XX or  something similar.  - Seth


In a message dated 8/30/2011 6:57:31 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
hmlinc at sbcglobal.net writes:

I  thought that crate engines were stamped with some XXs - not a full block

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Later, JR