So what did you do on this great Oct. day

[MR.hp]

I sure do like when it's in the 70's late into Oct. Worked on my Suburban and replaced a leaky radiator along with a broken water valve before winter. I also went for a long walk and the trees are spectacular.

[Z28SSMAN]

Took the Camaro to storage and worked on ridding the yard of leaves. Didn't help being out of town the previous weekend and then it rained, making them harder to deal with. Got 95% of em done by 3:30 yesterday though.

[MR.hp]

Nov. starting out the same.

[Fast One]

Helped my buddy with the '61 Ford pickup salt-flats racer fix a hole in his house up near the roof-line. Didn't do anything fun with the hot-rods. But we did have to move the truck so we could put up the ladder. Damn, that 223 straight-six sounds sweet with the dual 3-into-1 headers feeding dual exhausts.

Joel

[MR.hp]

A great start to November, we still have tomato's growing in my wife's garden. It is suppose to 70° today.

[Jumpercables]

Each year I really dislike winters more and more so this warm weather at this time is just fine with me.

I gave up on leaf raking now I just mulch the heck out of em, they actually are good for the soil and help feed the lawn over the winter.

[fast toys]

It was a great weekend for a cruise, so that's what I did.

[MR.hp]

Going to pressure test the 409 block today (as he crosses his fingers) hope it holds without leaks.

[Z28SSMAN]

Hope she holds!

[MR.hp]

Hope she holds!

Boy, it was a lot of work to make something to try this, but here is what I did. First was a sealer on the deck and laminate board with some steel at the bottom to pull the board down. Well that did not work so, what I did next was to get a 409 head out, put it over the sealer, then I had to try and seal the head so I used the gasket surface with a plate around the water ports. That did not work, so I hauled out the 409 intake manifold and put it over the steel plates I made with an intake gasket on the bottom, that worked. I made a water pump plate that I used a tire valve stem so I could pressure test the block. So I poured water in the block and lets see what happens, with 15 psi in it there was water seeping from the head surface, I then tightened the bolts more and then it sealed great. I put 30 psi in the block and watched for leaks, there was some seepage so I tightened the head again and then no more leaks. I put 40 psi in and watched it go to 30 psi then it never lost another lb. of pressure. Left it at 30 for 2 1/2 hours and at no time was there any seepage from the crack area at all. Yea:lol2:

I did not care about the seepage from the head surface as I did not use a head gasket, but the block repair held and I am really happy about my 1st cast iron repair.

[Bluetcster]

Washed my car today

[Z28SSMAN]

Sounds interesting. Good job.

[fast toys]

Looks like the nice stuff is going to end this week