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10-01-2023, 10:51 PM
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Re: 1965 426 wedge
Back in the mid 70s my Max had a bad cylinder so I found an industrial block out of a 60 ton crane, it was a very strong block.
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10-01-2023, 11:49 PM
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Re: 1965 426 wedge
MH or Industrial blocks have a water hole for spark plug cooling passages that are in the MH or industrial heads. They are easy to spot.
If you find a block try to get one that has the Dash end number(-1) closer to one or zero. The higher the dash number the more mold/casting modifications. Closer to zero or 1 is usually a block that has been cast matching the original prints. A -1 could be a lot better core than a block with a -15 on it. Sonic testing is important
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10-04-2023, 02:58 PM
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Re: 1965 426 wedge
I thought they only used the block castings ten
times 10 times before retiring them but that was a longtime ago.
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Re: 1965 426 wedge
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