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Or this maybe if your building a hotrod there are some rather interesting things to look at here. -
All I can say is......Wow!Comment
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I have not heard great things about the lion flathead, but the riley is well thought of.Comment
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I had number 4 Lion head. I did not like it, Brumfield for me is much better. But that was a few years ago maybe they are better now. One good thing they were so heavy they would stay on with out bolts. -
It just did not run that good. It run like it was retarded. Brumfield head has more power and sounds better. But like I say that was a few years back, maybe better now.
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The Rileys are a mechanical joy for sure. I am thinking many of them are cracked at this point. I did motor work for a guy who wanted to have a Riley on a B motor. I busted my ass on that motor, and to get the oiling just right I followed Brierley's book to a T. I sent the block off to Bill Barlow for a babbitt job, even.
The head had a history of being cracked, so the guy had it welded up. I was skeptical, since in my experience you cannot successfully weld cast unless you can heat the whole thing up near to red. There are only a couple places in the country that can do this properly. I have seen every welded block or head fail. I told the guy to have the head pressure tested, something I do not have the equipment for. He said it didn't need it. I should have stopped right there.
On the day of the test fire on the engine stand, I filled the cooling system with water and hit the starter. It would not budge at all. I had been using the starter already on the block so I knew the starter was OK. I said, crap, the thing can't be hydro-locked already!
Guess what. We pulled the plugs, hit the starter to blast the water out of the cylinders, and I was doneComment
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Old stuff like that makes me nervous and you are right about welding cast iron and heat as well.Comment
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In the 80's I overhauled a diesel Case tractor that had two cracked heads. The farmer said he'd find some good used heads, and later showed up with two welded heads. I said that's not what I would use, but he insisted, and said they were guaranteed. I said OK, but I won't guarantee them nor a rework. A week later I was overhauling the tractor again because the welds leaked and took out the bearings. This time he found good used heads without welds.Originally posted by BNCHIEF View PostComment
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Sad, people come to a reputable shop for advice and expert service. Then they totally ignore a professional to save a couple of $$. Prior to being an LEO, I was a service manager for a reputable Chev dealership. So many times the know it all customer told me what was wrong and how to fix it.Originally posted by Tom Wesenberg View Post
Sad reallyComment
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Here are a few more interesting things for the model a/bComment
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Anybody run one of these?Comment
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by warren713I have a 1920 motor w/starter and would like to put the hogshead on my 1915 motor (original in car) - will there be issues? - is there a good source for installation?08-09-2020, 12:13 PM -
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Our '36 Ford with 6V POS ground never cranked very fast. Tom rebuilt the starter probably 5-6 years ago, it was a lot better but it never cranked like our Model A does. The 'A' cranks the motor like crazy always did.
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by BeaufordWent to feed store and recently had problems with the starter doing nothing. I thought maybe the switch was bad so put a new one on with the little cardboard doohickie under it and installed fuse. Ran and started good today twice. Leaving the feed store I step on starter and nothing. Waited a moment and tried again, nothing. Open hood and starter was smoking. Texted mitch as it was not 3am and he...04-25-2019, 04:21 PM -
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