" From: Jason Tell <jatell@xxxxxxxxx> " " I bought a 1963 Rambler Classic 770 with the aluminum block 196. The head " gasket was blown. I had the head checked and it is cracked. Next step is to " pull the rest of the engine and take it to the engine shop. Based on what " they find, I will either rebuild the aluminum block engine, in which case I " need to find a new head that fits the aluminum block, or be in search of a " replacement all cast iron 196 engine. just fyi -- if you can't salvage the aluminum mill, you could swap to a 199/232/etc later mill with a '64 [and maybe '65-6] crossmember. it might be easier than finding a good iron 196. frank swygert even put a jeep 4.0 in using one. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com