A few pics of a new project
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Re: A few pics of a new project
OK, I have to confess that this project is slow going.
The first thing that makes it so slow is that, since this is a fully custom engine, everything needs to be checked and double checked. And I mean everything.
The second reason it is so slow going is because I am hardly getting any time for it myself.
It seems I missed a picture of the crank
I keep my cranks covered in Tectyl while I store them.
The Tectyl comes off pretty easily in paraffin
Ant then for anyone using a new crank, this is a vital step which must not be forgotten
Remove the grub screws from the drilled oil galleries, clean the internals of any swarf that might be left behind and then loctite the grub screws back in. If a grub screw comes out, you might or might not have damage from it flying around, but you will loose oil pressure as the oil is now free flowing out of the crank instead of going to the various engine bearings and this will lead to a fairly rapid seizure of the engine.
Slowly coming together
New pushrod tubes with imported silicon seals
long block nearly finished
The first thing that makes it so slow is that, since this is a fully custom engine, everything needs to be checked and double checked. And I mean everything.
The second reason it is so slow going is because I am hardly getting any time for it myself.
It seems I missed a picture of the crank
I keep my cranks covered in Tectyl while I store them.
The Tectyl comes off pretty easily in paraffin
Ant then for anyone using a new crank, this is a vital step which must not be forgotten
Remove the grub screws from the drilled oil galleries, clean the internals of any swarf that might be left behind and then loctite the grub screws back in. If a grub screw comes out, you might or might not have damage from it flying around, but you will loose oil pressure as the oil is now free flowing out of the crank instead of going to the various engine bearings and this will lead to a fairly rapid seizure of the engine.
Slowly coming together
New pushrod tubes with imported silicon seals
long block nearly finished
ANGRRR
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- Tony Z
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Re: A few pics of a new project
And then, since the case is a universal replacement case, it has the type 3 dipstick tube hole in the block
Since I dont have any use for it, it needs a blanking plate.
Question is, where to get one?
Well, screw hunting and spending money on fuel, I'll make one.
Find the gasket in a gasket kit and use this as a template (after making the bolt holes bigger so that the gasket fits)
Then grab an aluminium offcut and begin
Make smooth and flat
fast forward 90min
Since I dont have any use for it, it needs a blanking plate.
Question is, where to get one?
Well, screw hunting and spending money on fuel, I'll make one.
Find the gasket in a gasket kit and use this as a template (after making the bolt holes bigger so that the gasket fits)
Then grab an aluminium offcut and begin
Make smooth and flat
fast forward 90min
ANGRRR
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=14775
1302S
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=33521
Panel Van
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopic.php?p=288723
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=14775
1302S
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=33521
Panel Van
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopic.php?p=288723
vader wrote: The Force is strong with you young Sith Lord Z!