[FC] Engine block rear housing

[N2VZD at aol.com]

on the car blocks i converted to FC , i drilled the hole for an FC filler  
pipe , and put a soft plug in the car oil filler pipe filler hole.  there  
are pictures of some of my "conversions" on the web picture site  :
_http://www.corvair.de/n2vzd/_ (http://www.corvair.de/n2vzd/)      i also 
"converted " early FC blocks to late guts with a 4 inch angle  grinder...all 
worked out well. use carefully applied silicone rubber (GOOD stuff  like 
loctite 5900b etc ) on the  filler pipe.
i have found that the glossy  kinds of silicone sealer (including  blue) do 
not work as well. let it dry 24 hours or so before flooding it with  oil.  
that method has worked several times for me.
regards, tim colson
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/6/2011 8:31:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bryan at skiblack.com writes:

Not so -  I assume you are referring to the hole for the FC filler tube.  
That hole  is in the block, not the rear cover.

Mike, if that's a 164 inch  replacement engine, that case would be the 
ideal starting point for your new  engine since it will accept an FC oil filler. 
 You can tell what it is  for sure by taking off the top cover and looking 
for the reliefs for the rod  bolts.