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Well, I'm glad I posted. A member on this forum who lives about 4 hours away sent me a pm. He has a complete '69 motor that was pulled some years back. The price was reasonable so it worked out. I just need the block but hey, who know's what I'll find once I tear mine down.

i know the feeling. check my post from a couple of days ago!

Didn't the poly's end by '68?

I'm in South Florida. Summer is when I don't drive the car. Timing is good so I can get it ready for winter. Don't think JB weld would hold for too long anyhow.. Thanks for all the info guys! This helps a lot. Now hopefully the teardown doesn't reveal any surprises. Coolant doesn't lubricate...

Nope, pressurized the cooling system and it lost 1/2 psi overnight. With the valve cover off, looking through the opening in the head that goes to the lifter valley, I can actually see a drop form and roll down about every 5 seconds. I had to sleeve #3 cylinder 17 years ago for a pinhole as...

Short story, I have a pinhole in #8 cylinder water jacket going into the lifter valley. Coolant is getting into the oil. I've decided to replace the block. I don't trust trying to do a repair on this. Question is what year 318 blocks will interchange in the sense of re-using my heads, crank...