Re: REBUILDS

[jlandry@domain.elided (John A. Landry)]

In a brilliant stroke of genius, Steven K Young <skyoung@domain.elided>
blurted out:

>The one
>thing you gear heads have not talked about is CRYO-TEMPERING!!

Ahem... Steve my man... we aren't trying to build the space shuttle here!
Cryo treating is certainly a wonderful thing, but it's not cheap when you
get into large heavy parts.  My feeling is that IH engines normally last
such a very long time as is and the added expense of cryo treatment is not
cost justified.  But for those who have everything already and have money
burning a hole in their pocket... it certainly can't hurt.  Maybe your
engine will last 400,000 miles instead of the normal 300,000.

>John L are you
>going to have your engine balanced?  I plan on doing that to mine also.

Yes.  Of all the "extra" things you can throw money it during a rebuild,
I'm pretty convinced that balancing an engine is money well spent...
especially if you start replacing components such as pistons and / or
connecting rods.  There's nothing worse that a "buzzy" engine that tries to
vibrate itself to death.

>Gun smiths, who want greater accuracy will have their gun barrels cryo
>tempered!

I've had one rifle done so far, and it did in fact seem to increase the
accuracy by maybe 50%.  It's a sporterized 1917 Oberndorf 8mm Mauser
hunting rifle.  Before treating it held about 2" groups at 100 yards from
sandbags with handloads.  Now it averages about 1" groups.  But a typical
barreled action can be treated for less than $50.00.  An engine can run
into the thousands!

>How about having our entire engines cryo-tempered?  This
>process rearranges the metal molecules to their original state as when
>heating them and molding them, pounding them distorts their original
>arrangement.

Again... not cost justified unless you are trying to cure specific problems
*or* you are building a race car... which the IH Traveler isn't.

>Now I have opened up Andorra's box I hope to see some postings very soon.

You undoubtedly will.

Regards,

John L.
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