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Lou: The 59 D500 Dodge and corresponding Chrysler heads are
for the 383 RB block (vice the later B block 383 engine), so any RB
heads (400/413/440) should fit. The later 383 heads are not a direct fit
for the 59-60 RB. This is the same engine I have in my 60
Saratoga. Good engine that will wake-up quite easily if you so
desire.
Larry (Akron)
In a message dated 8/22/2010 10:12:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
email4lou@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Does anyone
have anything for sale that would work for me?
I'm having my '59 Dodge
(D500) engine rebuilt and the machine shop found hairline cracks on one of the
heads around the bolt holes for the intake manifold. They said they can
probably repair the head, but I thought I'd see if anyone is selling
any. I think I have 3 choices:
1) See if I can find a single
matching head (same valve and port sizes to minimize machining
requirements)
2) Buy a pair of heads that match each other.
3) Have the
machine shop repair what I have.
Given that I was also going to
retrofit the car with an alternator, I was considering having the bolt holes
tapped in the passenger side head to match the '62 alternator bracketry I have
instead of using an adapter on the exhaust manifold generator mount (in an
attempt to minimize risk of exh manifold leak). Now that I have to
replace at least one head, perhaps it would make most sense to use a head that
is already tapped from the factory ('61/'62, right?) but I don't know if any
of those heads would match the "good" '59 one that I have or if I need to plan
to buy a matched pair (not that I expect it to be easy to buy a single head
instead of a pair).
IIRC, they were all over the map on valve sizes,
etc over those three years and across models. As for port sizes/runners
etc, I have no clue.
Hmm, also, what about 413 heads?
Any
leads or advice is welcomed!
Thanks,
Lou
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