Re: HD 413/426 block

[Bob Fortson <bobt1885@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joey..Not sure the idea was to have thicker cylinder
walls, but that may have resulted, I'm not sure. I
think the reason for doing this was to gain the
external ribbing that gives additional strength
against freezing and breakage in "outdoor" application
in the cold country.
Bob Fortson

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> While drooling over the forged rods (again) at
> _www.440source.com_ 
> (http://www.440source.com) , I found a bare block
> and  caps for sale that were listed as 
> "extra heavy duty" 413/426 block with a  standard
> bore.  The casting number 
> is 2658836.  There is a photo  showing the heavy
> external ribbing, and the 
> casting number comes back as  "commercial"  In the
> narrative they say these blocks 
> were cast using 440  water jacket molds, but with a
> 413 bore.  I guess this 
> is supposed to have  thick(er) cylinder walls?  They
> want 194.95. Is this block 
> that much better  than other 413/426 blocks?  I
> never saw one before, but it 
> sure looks  stout.  Joe
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