Re: IML: 413 Replacement Engines

[Cynthia Martin Mcmahon <mcmahonc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kenyon,

 

I've been a member for a number of years and restoring a 1966 Imperial convert. You are probable the most knowledgable in the club.  I'm in desparate need of a set of sunvisors. There is a set on ebay for a 1965 complete with the hardware.   Will these fit on my 66 ?  I believe just about everything on the 65 and 66's was interchangable.  Need a second opinion before bidding.

 

Thanks

 

Tom McMahon

Chicago, Ill.         

Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm sitting on a bunch of 64/65 413 engine blocks that
I can't get rid of. If you want one from the SF Bay
Area, please let me know OFF LIST.

The block should interchange, but I'd have to look
that up. Nobody will be able to tell - the AC unit
covers the top pad, and anyone that looks under your
exhaust dump, decodes the number, and tries to call
you on it deserves a lot of space. Unless you're
trying to create a Pebble-Beach car where they pay
attention to such things.

-Kenyon


--- sosmi@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> There is one other number that has the casting date
> of the block. On the driver side, between the last
> two cylinders, about a half inch below the cylinder
> head, there are some raised numbers ie.: 2-22-70. I
> can't say for sure when it started, and in most
> cases the displacement was on the side of the block
> as well. Since the 413 was used till 77, it
> shouldn't be hard to find one. Dave.
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: PAUL WENTINK
>
> >
> > If there is such a thing as a Number One 1959
> Imperial, I really don't
> > think that having the wrong year engine is going
> to count. First,
> > hardly anyone would know. Second, there really
> aren't very many Number
> > One anything. Third, if it did make a difference,
> the engine could be
> > re-stamped to match the number of the engine
> coming out, and it would
> > make no difference to anyone.
> >
> > In my opinion, the only true Number One car is one
> that is factory
> > fresh, NEVER been used, and is in new condition.
> We have all seen what
> > happens to such cars that have not been stored
> properly. Restorations
> > always have flaws, one just needs to know where to
> look. Over
> > restoration is a negative in my book. Most cars
> represented as Number
> > One are truly Number Two or High Number Three. I
> personally prefer
> > unrestored, well maintained cars that I can enjoy
> and not diminish
> > their value at the same time.
> >
> > Buy another engine and have it rebuilt. If you do
> make a Number One
> > Car, it becomes a trailer queen, or it won't be
> that anymore after its
> > been driven s few miles.
> >
> > Good luck and enjoy!
> >
> > Paul W.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve B.
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 5:13 pm
> > Subject: RE: IML: cast iron welder in SE?
> >
> >
> >
> > I discovered that my 413 engine block is in fact
> slightly cracked. The
> > machine shop missed it during the magna fluxing. I
> almost put the
> > engine
> > back together but noticed a hair crack in the
> water jacket. It is not
> > in the
> > cylinder and a good welder should be able to fix
> this. I am looking for
> > an
> > experienced welder with an oven who will use the
> low nickel muggy 77
> > rod. If
> > any of the members in the southeast know of
> someone let me know.
> > Thanks, David
> >
> > David:
> > Consider looking for a used block as well. The
> only way to tell which
> > year
> > the engine belongs in would be to check the pad on
> the right front of
> > the engine
> > block. Your current engine should be stamped MR
> 413. A few years after
> > our
> > '59s the heads change to six bolt but the block
> should still be the
> > same... If
> > I'm wrong on that I'm sure someone will pipe up.
> >
> > E-Mail Kenyon off the list as I know he had piles
> of engines that he
> > was
> > selling. If he doesn't have one then try a couple
> of the junk yards
> > listed on
> > the site.
> >
> > You had asked earlier if having the wrong engine
> in the car would
> > affect the
> > value. I guess it depends on what you are going to
> have when you get
> > done. If
> > you are only going for a strong 3 car then most
> buyers at that stage
> > wouldn't
> > care if the block was from the wrong year.
> Probably more would care if
> > it had a
> > 440 instead of a 413. If you are going for a #1
> then the wrong engine
> > would
> > hurt the resale value.
> >
> > Steve B.
> >
> >
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