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Re: 1275 head

To: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 1275 head
From: "Paul Asgeirsson" <pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:43:16 -0700
Why aren't you rebuilding a 1098 head?  I can really help you out there!!

Paul A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:40 PM
Subject: 1275 head


> Sure as can be, the 12G940 head on my junkyard 1275 has a biga$$ crack.
> Anybody want to sell me a 12G940 or any other 1275 head?
>
> After I proudly told the machine shop guy how I got all the rust off with
the
> electrolytic method over three days, it was inevitable that the little PIA
was
> cracked. He found evidence that it had been welded, and then cracked
around
> the weld between two valves.  Now I know why it ended up in the junkyard.
>
> If he calls back to tell me the crank is cracked, I'll really have the
budget
> buy of the year won't I ?  "Sure its a nice hatchet, all I had to do was
> change the head and the handle."
>
> Glen




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