Rebuilding the 348

[58Apache]

Well I KNOW it has a freeze plug leaking, and there's a vibration somewhere...not sure why. It doesn't run too bad other than that but I am in the middle of a major tear down and frame swap out. I will follow this by stripping down the body to bare metal, do the minor patch work/repair needed, body work and paint it myself.

It has a manual tranny. Haven't traced that vibration down yet but the condition of the clutch as well as the engine are unknown other than functioning "fairly well".

[wayne petty]

freeze plugs are easy....

you can also do a compression test with the engine on the ground.. blocked up..  or mounted on an engine stand...

[Hooley]

58 Apache, I have a 348 that I built last winter to sell. It is a complete engine from carb to pan. No starter at the price I am going to give you.  Please PM me if you would like more info.  

                                         Hooley

[bowtietillidie]

58 apache    Wayne said something about maybe I might still have a W  motor ring compressor .   I am sorry to say I don't  it was sold long ago along with some other W motor tools I made.   I live in Coshocton Oh it is about 160 miles from Dayton I am retired now so if you are serious about building a W. Motor we could get together for a build . But I see Holey has a W ready to go .    This might be a better way to go if you don't want to spend a lot of time gathering parts and even more time getting something worked out between you and I(as far as time and place)    Also if any body wants to make a poor mans W motor ring compressor I will try to describe what I done using a standard ring compressor and a little hillbilly engineering