ok so i have been in the process of doing a rebuild and when cleaning my parts i discovered this,



part of the lip that of the iron is missing. it almost looks as if it rusted away. its at the very bottom of the iron, and if i remember right, the coolant seal was messed up right there.

so basically my question is, this is not supposed to be like this right? and what should i do to fix it, or should i just replace it? im assuming i should replace it.

thanks for any help

 

Another one bites the dust. Replace it.

 

damn..i was worried about that lol. do you know what caused it? there was no leaking from my engine at all. and when i pulled it apart i noticed it. its not like i inflicted damage or anything.

 

It probably was about to start inflicting damage. Fortunately (well, not really) the seal was still keeping the water out. Water corrosion causes it. Perhaps in the past the engine sat for long periods of time with bad coolant mixes.

 

oh ok. well thanks guys. i plan on turboing the na block, do you think since im buying a new rear iron, i should get a turbo II one. or will it not match up

 

You need to get another NA rear iron. Fortunately they are really easy to find used.

 

oh nice. how much would a na rear iron usually cost, like around 200?

 

I just sold an entire set of good irons for $100.

 

oh man thanks for rubbing it in my face haha.

 

I was prepared to give them away... nobody wants the 6 port irons. I just got lucky and found a guy that not only wanted them, he was local and could pick them up.

Win^2

 

were's lynnwood? i got a set i could sell... you might find them locally tho..