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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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man its got more rust than the titanic...i was hosing for 2 hours and still got rust flakes coming out...[:@]i wonder if i can sand blast the water jackets..its a 454 chevy..[] got lots of frezze plug holes..i just got it today..i dont think hot tanking is goijng to get it all out ..it was a marine engine..4 bolt mains..
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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[:'(]

that would be nasty in your radiator.
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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yes it going to be a blown motor in my 68 ss chevelle..also its not going to cool that well with all that rust build up..dammmit![:@] going to ask machine shop to soak it over the weekend maybe..?i wonder if the motor behind it was the same way...maybe he will swap it ..
Old Oct 28, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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HEY SCREW YOU GUYS ,,IM GOING HOME!
Old Oct 28, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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yea he was cool about it ...i got another 454 4 bolt block that had no rust that was missing a main cap ..has going to aline bore it for free..thats the way to do buzziness...he wants my dart big m block bad...post some pics as soon as my project mayham beggins...
Old Oct 28, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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sounds like good people to do buisness with.


i am trying to get a guy to trade me a 69 chevelle but he isn't budging off of it.
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