Well, I've salvaged worse. I've used iodine with good results on rusty cylinders like that, but the PB Blaster or Marvel Mystery Oil should do the trick. The keys are patience and liberal applications of your penetrant. Also, be prepared to either seriously bore or perhaps sleeve those cylinders. That head is going to need some work -- looks like everything from the valves up is gone. Good luck! Dave M. ----- Original Message ----- > From: "d stohler" <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:00 PM > Subject: [Amc-list] TELL ME THERES HOPE!!! (doubtful) > > > > well, i got the head off the little American last night. got depressed > and > discouraged.... 2 cylinders were full of i have NO idea what. 2 were rusted > up pretty bad, and 2 look.. well... better than the other 4. i have no idea > what so ever was in 2 of the cylinders. one of the 2, (#3) was powdery > kinda, but damp. wasnt rust. the other one, #2, was rock solid. looked like > quartz or marble or some kinda thing like that... rock HARD. chipped it out > with a screwdriver. got it soaking with pb blaster now. rocker arms and > under the valve cover was just full of rust powder... please, if you got > time, take a look at my pics, and tell me someone has a spare motor for me > not terrible far away??? > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules/63American > > > > i think the motor is toast. i got all but 3 valves moving tonight. was > supprised. rocker shaft is frozen. soaking in pb blaster also. i am HOPING > it is just surface rust and can be cleaned up and emery cloth going over it > will make it ok. these motors do have HUGE (by todays standards) clearances > anyway. maybe i can. i think the cylinders for sure are GONE.:-( > > > > it is a 2 bbl carb. what carb is that again? > > > > does anyone have a tsm for one of these cars they want to get rid of?? > > > > > > dave stohler > > http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.0/1555 - Release Date: 7/16/08 > 6:43 AM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20080716/526b1aff/attachment.htm _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list