Re: [Amc-list] WTB: 1964 196 ci OHV iron head in Michigan

["Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM" <Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The cast iron cylinder liners are siamesed in pairs. I do know that the
same crank, pistons, and rods were used in the AL and Iron engines, but
there is room in the piton to offset it a little. From the pics I've
seen the bore centers are uniform across all six though. The siamesed
sections appear to be nearly touching each other. As far as I can
tell/know the bore centers are the same on the AL and Iron versions.
Here's a photo link:
http://www.carcraft.com/junkyardcrawl/ccrp_0608_junkyard_crawl_aluminum_
block/photo_02.html. Also see www.geocities.com/dr_rambler/aluminum.html
or www.geocities.com/dr_rambler/aluminum.html. 

I've heard of, but not actually seen, someone using an iron engine head
on an AL engine the way I described -- by screwing and epoxying a piece
of 1/4" bar (may have been 1/8") across the right side of the head. The
screws were mainly to keep the bar clamped in place while the epoxy
cured, but they told me left them in -- no harm. The head was then
planed level, cutting as little as possible from the head itself. 


-----Original Message-----
From: the Mittermaiers [mailto:mitt124@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:19 PM
To: Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM
Subject: [Amc-list] WTB: 1964 196 ci OHV iron head in Michigan

Frank:

Those 196 OHV heads also have very thin castings in the area of the
valve seats. When I had mine redone back in 1973 by a shop that knew
Ramblers, they warned me that cutting in hardened valve seat inserts
might cut into the water jackets, and so did not want to do that. A good
OHV head is not so easy to find!

Question on the AL OHV engine: aren't those cylinder liners siamesed?
And isn't that one of the reasons the head is different?

Happy ramblin',

Paul Mittermaier
Wisconsin

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