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walker · 11-22-2003, 05:47 PM

I got a new head for my scout and bolted it on and low and behold the pistons hit the head. There is about an 1/8" difference in the circumference in the combustion chambers between the old head and the new one. Can I just carve this out with a die grinder or should I look for another head?
Keep in mind it took a lot of work to even get this head, and there are about a thousand slightly different castings. Some castings have smaller runners, smaller valves, smaller combustion chamers, or any combination of those.
BTW this is a slant four 196ci on my '67 scout 800.
Thanks for the help.

krue · 11-22-2003, 06:18 PM

Do they make thicker head gaskets? Might not get all of the 1/8th inch but it could save you a little work?

walker · 11-22-2003, 06:25 PM

Thats not the problem. The problem is that the piston is 4"(not an exact figure) and it comes out of the deck 1/4" on the dome side. The combustion chamber is only 3 7/8". So th piston is bigger around than the hole it goes into.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 11-23-2003, 06:44 AM

I think there's an International Harvester-specific website with the title "Cornbinders" or something like that. A buddy of mine's got a couple of slant 4 152s, he's working on for his '61 and '64 Scouts. His pistons look weird, radically angled and a "bite" out of the lower side.

Willy Prost · 11-23-2003, 02:35 PM

I think the URL you are looking for is
http://binderbulletin.org/

11-22-2003, 05:47 PM	#1
walker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles Posts: 698	OT Need help on my scout head I got a new head for my scout and bolted it on and low and behold the pistons hit the head. There is about an 1/8" difference in the circumference in the combustion chambers between the old head and the new one. Can I just carve this out with a die grinder or should I look for another head? Keep in mind it took a lot of work to even get this head, and there are about a thousand slightly different castings. Some castings have smaller runners, smaller valves, smaller combustion chamers, or any combination of those. BTW this is a slant four 196ci on my '67 scout 800. Thanks for the help. __________________ Andy,Phx AZ '67 C-10 (Ahhh, done at last. Well there is that disk front end I want to put in and...) "23 C-Cab-sold '48 Ford 8N tractor(still working) '67 Scout(Now on the road) '70 MG B.-sold

11-22-2003, 06:18 PM	#2
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Do they make thicker head gaskets? Might not get all of the 1/8th inch but it could save you a little work? __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

11-22-2003, 06:25 PM	#3
walker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles Posts: 698	Thats not the problem. The problem is that the piston is 4"(not an exact figure) and it comes out of the deck 1/4" on the dome side. The combustion chamber is only 3 7/8". So th piston is bigger around than the hole it goes into. __________________ Andy,Phx AZ '67 C-10 (Ahhh, done at last. Well there is that disk front end I want to put in and...) "23 C-Cab-sold '48 Ford 8N tractor(still working) '67 Scout(Now on the road) '70 MG B.-sold

11-23-2003, 06:44 AM	#4
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,208	I think there's an International Harvester-specific website with the title "Cornbinders" or something like that. A buddy of mine's got a couple of slant 4 152s, he's working on for his '61 and '64 Scouts. His pistons look weird, radically angled and a "bite" out of the lower side.

11-23-2003, 02:35 PM	#5
Willy Prost Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 398	I think the URL you are looking for is http://binderbulletin.org/



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