stvaughn Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1932 REO Model S with 230 CI engine. My cylinder head was cracked and repaired many years ago. It has started cracking again adjacent to the weld and appears to have a pinhole leak on the side. I have talked to Ralph at The Restoration Shop about repairing it but would rather have a better head. Does anyone have one for sale? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 A better photo and a casting number would help us to see what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvaughn Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Ok, here’s the best pictures I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I cringe whenever I see rubber fuel hose near an exhaust manifold or other heat source. When the crack issue is resolved, please run all metal fuel line and move the filter. Hope you can find a replacement head. If not, suggest you look into getting this head pinned rather than welded. It's common for Pierce 8-cyl engines to develop cracks beginning in the tower/base of the t'stat housing. Whatever process, it's important to drill the ends of any crack so it doesn't propagate further. I've had two Pierce heads fixed by pinning rather than welding, resulting in permanent fixes. Above all, do NOT buy a reproduction aluminum head from a company in El Paso, even if they say they have a repro unit on the shelf! I know of several people who have sent their iron heads to be reproduced, along with full payment, and ten or more years later received nothing back, including their old parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvaughn Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Grimy, I appreciate your concern. Those pictures are the “before” pictures showing the engine area as it was when I got it. This is now. And thanks for the heads up about the aluminum reproduction scam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Beautifully done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronabi Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Steve; Try this place for a cast head http://www.empiremotorsinc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, Ronabi said: Steve; Try this place for a cast head http://www.empiremotorsinc.com/ Careful! (see above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvaughn Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Grimy said: Careful! (see above) 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Ronabi said: Steve; Try this place for a cast head http://www.empiremotorsinc.com/ This is exactly the place you do not want to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 10 hours ago, Ronabi said: Steve; Try this place for a cast head http://www.empiremotorsinc.com/ Nope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I have heard these people are very good with metal stitching . https://www.jandm-machine.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvaughn Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 7:50 AM, Mark Gregory said: I have heard these people are very good with metal stitching . https://www.jandm-machine.com/ Thanks Mark, I sent them some pictures. I’ll see what they recommend. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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