[FC] Engine block rear housing

[Ken Hand]

 OH, I also used a late 64-9 camshaft. The early cam has the lobes positioned a little differently and the rods will hit the cam. BUT, if you are doing a 164 crank why would you want to use an early cam?

 

Ken Hand
248-613-8586
www.corvairmechanic.com
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hand <vairmech at aol.com>
Cc: corvanatics at corvair.org
Sent: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 7:49 am
Subject: Re: [FC] Engine block rear housing




 I have converted a few early blocks to the 164 cu. in engine. I think all I did 

was trim the end of the rod bolts and shave the rod cap a little. So it can be 

done with the early blocks and cylinders but it is much easier to have the 64-5 

block or the universal block. The rear housing that was referred to was probably 

meant to mean the oil filter adapter as it would have no filler neck.



 



Ken Hand

248-613-8586

www.corvairmechanic.com

 



 



-----Original Message-----

From: N2VZD at aol.com

To: bryan at skiblack.com; hmlinc at sbcglobal.net

Cc: mclark67 at charter.net; corvanatics at corvair.org

Sent: Thu, Jan 6, 2011 8:41 pm

Subject: Re: [FC] Engine block rear housing





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.













 

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