Good news from the machine shop

[JohnS48plm]

Took my 218 block to the machine shop last week for cleaning and measuring.

They called today with the results. The crank is good all standard both rods and mains. The valves are all goodbut I need all 6 exhaust guides. The cam was good and needs standard bearings. Cylinders will need a .030 bore so I'll need pistons and rings. They also checked the block deck and head, they were both good and needed no milling.

With a rebuild gasket set the bill for parts at Terrill Machine was $531.30.

I don't know what the machine shop bill will be yet.

John

[Jim Yergin]

John,

Besides the gasket set, what did you get for the $531.30?

Thanks.

Jim Yergin

[JohnS48plm]

Jim, I got 6 new .030 pistons, 6 .030 ring sets, 6 rod bushings,6 exhaust valve guides, 1 pair timing gears, 1 timing chain, 1 std cam bearing set, 1 std main bearing set, 1 std rod bearing set, and the gasket set. I already had a rear main seal so I didn't order one. I checked prices at Bernbaum, Roberts,Kanter and Terrill. Terrill had the best prices and I have never heard anything bad about them. John

[Al Martin]

JohnS48plm,

dont forget "P15-D24 Technical Tips" about exhaust valve guides:

http://www40.addr.com/~merc583/mopar/framesets/techtipframeset.html

Installing Valve Guides:

If you are doing a valve job or full overhaul of your flathead six pay

close attention to how the valve guides are re-installed. In the factory

service manual a one liner warns exhaust valve guides are mounted

reverse from the intakes valve guides (P15 Service Manual. Page 149.

It is not even mentioned in the D24 Service Manual !).

For exhaust valves install the counterbored ends upward.

This provides better heat shielding. Intake guides are mounted counterbore down.

Most machine shops are not familiar with these engines anymore and you need to

warn them about the correct installation procedure

Al

[Jim Yergin]

John,

Thanks for the information. That helps me in my comparison shopping.

Jim Yergin

[JohnS48plm]

Jim, You're welcome, there's always lots of useful imformation on this forum.

Al, I had read about the guide installation. The man at the machine shop graduated high school in 1956 and was working in a shop during high school. He put the guides in my 1933 Plymouth engine years ago and I never had any trouble with it. He's just the guy you want working on you flathead. John