[Amc-list] 195.6 OHV Progress

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had completed stripping the block in the last couple
of days and today I took the bare block and the
crankshaft to the machine shop.  On initial
inspection, the machinist said he thought they could
hone the block to remove the remaining corrosion from
the cylinder bores.  They'll call me when they know
for sure.   If they can hone it, they will go ahead
and tank it and clean it up, resurface the deck and
replace the core plugs and the cam bearings.  The
crankshaft will need to be turned another .010" due to
poor machine work in the past.  What I thought was
scratches on the main journals and the bearings caused
by dirt was actually, at least in part, poor machining
in the past.  Supposedly the car was painted and
reupholstered in Mexico.  The machine work may have
been done south of the border too.  

I examined the oil pan more closely and compared it to
the oil pan which came from a 62 Classic (cast iron
OHV six).  The 62 oil pan has an extra baffle in the
front near the drain plug.  Otherwise they appear to
be identical.  I'll measure to make sure and will
probably use the 62 oil pan because it is in better
condition than the 65 model pan.

Joe Fulton
Salinas,CA
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