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Larry Hill 02-07-2020 02:25 PM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
You FFFF Ford guys could have shared! LOL

Hacksaw 02-07-2020 02:53 PM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry Hill (Post 607795)
New ring compressor worked perfect, the oil rails had the correct gap during installation.
I'm trying something different, assembling engine on the bench without using an engine stand. I'm thinking the heads are a strengthening factor to the aluminum block, that seems to move around a lot. Trying to assemble the engine without induced stress from hanging on engine stand. I'm not sure how to measure the results. Joel would ask me if I was trying pick fly stuff out of pepper. Many a truths are spoken in jest.
Larry: Your post reminded me of stories of engine builders that would hone their blocks with 160 degree water flowing through the water jackets. Makes you wonder.

Larry Hill 02-07-2020 07:12 PM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
I was wanting to try 175* oil and 100* water in the honing plates, it would be almost like a heads up run.

Frank Castros 02-07-2020 07:34 PM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
It's all in the details. Richard Carlson author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff is clueless.

Larry Hill 02-07-2020 09:08 PM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
Had a good day today. Made an A2 steel crank key, degreed the cam in. I got my work-out in by moving the block , crank, and cam around from horizontal to vertical a couple of times. Installed all of the pistons but still have to tighten bolts to stretch. locktighted and torqued cam bolt. Its about supper time.

Larry Hill 02-12-2020 09:00 AM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
Heads are on and valves adjusted. If any of y'all haven't tried installing push rods and rockers on a GEN III Hemi, don't, it almost can't be done.

Larry Hill 02-13-2020 08:17 AM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
I will get pickup and pan on and mount engine on carrier. Will be heading south to dyno. I will try to get a video of a pull, it sounds pretty cool when it starts to really sing.

pmrphil 02-13-2020 09:24 AM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
Looking forward to it. I gotta say, thanks for the effort to keep this thread current - I check for it daily.

Adam Strang 02-14-2020 06:58 PM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
Larry, Chrysler makes a special tool that holds the intake push rods in place that makes life a lot easier.

Larry Hill 02-15-2020 08:28 AM
Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
 
That tool is about $90 delivered, I bought one and two out of the four supports broke. It's made of plastic. In short I had to take the rockers off to find the broken plastic. The Ex. side gives me the most trouble.


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