hi , Im from germany and owner of a Catatlina 400 station wagon from 1970..we cant find a moderate 400ci ponti engine for this car also we take a early Buick 350 CID 4bbl and overhaul this engine at time !..my problem ist that I cant find freeze plugs for the cylinderheads !..nobody in germany knows that this engine have freeze plugs on front and rearside the heads !..for the block I have some brass plugs but for the heads ?...can you help me ?
I can only write english ..don`t speak (just a little) !..Ill take pictures this weekend from the heads and show it here ..maybe you than can better see what I mean..
The freeze plugs you need are 1 and 1/8 inch pugs, they should be available at most any auto parts store. Jim Burek P.A.E. ENTERPRISES. www.paeenterprises.com
Wow another Catalina 400 owner and from Germany!! How did that car get over there? Do you have any pictures of it? I have the same model of car. As for the freeze plugs check out Ebay here is a set. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10076&item=2438042389 Good luck!
its still the same plugset I have !..this not contains the set for the head by the buick motor I own !..my "Catalina 400" is a projekt car and the story I have is written in german but with many pictures..is a "continue" story where I write down step by step the restauration !.. here you can see it ! ---> The Catalina Story the car was driven in USA 2 years as "hearse" comes than to germany and was driven here as hearse to 1984..than never driven by 19!! years...I found this rusty old man an buy it for "nice price" !..now we will bring him back on the road !
The head plug kits are sold seperately than the block plugs.I recently bought the plugs at Napa and they were only a buck or two for all of them. How much would shipping be from here to Germany anyways?Probably more than the parts themselves. Pat
the shipping cost for low price parts from USA to Germany is much expensive ! the only way is a letter from a private person that contains theese little parts ..I ask a friend he can send me this parts from USA !