Ive been working on my 47 alot lately but ignoring that it still had a motor that poored water out of the back. So today I got really greezy and pulled the 216 it was a little diferent than the other cars I have worked on in the past starting with nothing holds the trans up so I tied a rope around the shifter stuck a piece of pipe across the cab and tied the rope too it to hold it up. After i got the motor out I discoverd you have to take the clutch and flywheel off to get the belhousing off. But after all the work I found that the freeze plug on the back had just rusted threw causing my water leak. So now that I dont have a crack in my block im going tomarow to get a freeze plug and a new clutch and maybe if I have a few extra bucks a can of engine paint and going to put everything back together
Good lesson It's good to learn about all those little picadillos like bellhousing removal. Now you can look forward to the bottom timing cover screws that are inside the pan and that fun to start oil feed tube to the rockers. Ken, I sense a rapport in old entertainers. I rented "Sleepless in Seattle" last week just to listen to the sound track. Jimmy Durante, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, doesn't get any better.
That plug has been missed by many over the years. A lot of good engines gotten thrown out because of it. Not clear information in the shop manuals about it or it's location. Great you found it. Saved another Original engine. You know me are about my original 235 & 6 volt. Leave the hot rodding to guy's like Kevin,etc..
If you don't want to spend your time watching what might be considered a chick-flick (chic-flik?) just get the CD. Or cassette. I don't think they offered it on 8-track. Depending on my mood, I agree it doesn't get much better, but like Nate, I'm really more of a Blues fan.
While you have it out,maybe you should replace all the freeze plugs.You don't want them to keep popping Give the water galleries a good hosing and you'll be shocked at how much gunk runs out of there.
What He Said ! Measure the size and get a handfull of BRASS freeze plugs , they're easy to change now the engine is out . Simply put a punch in the inner lip of each plug and give it a WHACK with a BFH , that'll turn it and shove it in the hole , collapse it with a pair of water pump pliers , resisting the bad urge to lever it out with a large screwdriver as the minute dings in the hole will leak later... As the plugs are all out , get some coat hanger and dig around in the water jacket , esp. in the bottom and behind the cylinders where you cannot see , you'll be able to rinse out amazing amounts of red silt... Drive the new plugs in nice & square with either the correct tool from Harbor Freight or an inverted socket that fits closely inside the plug. MMmmmm another hamburger ~ my XYL cooks in more ways than one !
