I remember when i was young, my mother had to soak the dried Lutefisk in the bathtub for a couple of days and rinsed it often to get it just right for cooking. We had that awful smelling stuff every Christmas Eve and invited the neighbors over and they had both cream sauce and melted butter...
Had mine done in Sept right after labor day, had a cow valve. I was back to work first of December. No problems except chest was sore for apx 3 weeks. Follow ALL the doctors orders I found out must take food with pain meds once i did that it went a lot better. Therapy was 3 times a week for apt...
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Hope this helps, mine is a inline six Not a easy repair There is a web site that has tons of info on DIY I did mine a couple of years ago worked great for me. I did not take off the alternator on mine.There is over 300 replys on this alone. Lots of reading. I used reply#84 Be sure to Read...
This one is close to yours. SN 1802xx 6.5" Barrel Pre-Model 29 Four screw Shipped April 22,1958. Same location of roll marks as yours. I hope this helps