Once I needed a cheap engine for an old truck I was building. A friend told me I could have this old 2bbl pontiac engine in an old lemans for $250. That thing had sat for years with the hood off and no air cleaner. It was stuck. I got it free with the plugs out. When it started turning over, rust blew out of some of the cylinders. We put the plugs back and got it started. It squealed like crazy because the top end was dry as a bone. The more it ran and the oil started to circulate, it quietened down and ran very smoothly. I pulled it out and and threw it inside an old tire, put a chain around it to pull it down the hill and install in the truck. The engine ran great but there was a small oil leak on the front of the oil pan. When I cleaned the mess off it, there was a wad of something that turned out to be bondo. When I poped that off, there was a hole in the pan the size of a #2 phillips screw driver. I drained the oil and brazed up the hole with the pan in place. That engine ran perfectly smooth. We checked the odometer of the doner car and it had only 70,000 miles. That was an amazing save, but bondo to fix the oil pan? I'm surprised it stayed in place after being dragged down the hill. LOL.
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Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
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