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From what I was told the hard anodizing must take place BEFORE te hardened valve seats are put in. The process cannot be done in the presence of dissimilar metals
From what I was told the hard anodizing must take place BEFORE te hardened valve seats are put in. The process cannot be done in the presence of dissimilar metals
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JP,
From what I was told the hard anodizing must take place BEFORE the hardened valve seats are put in. The process cannot be done in the presence of dissimilar metals
From what I was told the hard anodizing must take place BEFORE the hardened valve seats are put in. The process cannot be done in the presence of dissimilar metals
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Originally Posted by mopower
Back end of the old 'Bird should sit and inch higher now ![Big Grin](/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Merlin generation blocks
. I haven't given head gaskets much thought yet. I am going to head studs rather than bolts. Also want to match the size of the ports to the flow requirements of the blocks. My current Merlin heads are too big and as a result my port velocity is down.
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470 Merc was based on parts from the 460 Ford. It was basically "half" of a 460 V8. Custom crank, but used 460 head, rods, bearings, pistons.
I saw one in an old Starcraft that had raw cooling. Not closed.
Anodizing will give you a barrier between the salt and the metal, but you must still treat it as a delicate situation and flush religiously. And any scrape or scratch in the coating will leave that spot bare and vulnerable.
I saw one in an old Starcraft that had raw cooling. Not closed.
Anodizing will give you a barrier between the salt and the metal, but you must still treat it as a delicate situation and flush religiously. And any scrape or scratch in the coating will leave that spot bare and vulnerable.