Thanks for those tips.........I was planning on using a BFH, glad you guys stopped me. :eek::LOL:
Don
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Thanks for those tips.........I was planning on using a BFH, glad you guys stopped me. :eek::LOL:
Don
Red, grey or gold?Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
I know the red is really course and the grey is really fine for finishing.
Kurt
depends on how far i want to move timing!!!!
how do you know that :) green is used for getting your A$$ chomped off :) i was thinking you were a goner .that your wife planted you in the flower patch.good to see your still aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by vara4
Yeah, mention the word scotchbrite and Kurt gets the shakes ! :LOL::LOL::LOL:
Don
Don't have scotchbrite can I use steelwool...............LOL
Don't you just drill extra holes in the gear till you get the right timing.
BradC
Now you guys see why I simply installed them straight out of the box all these years.:D
BTW, I called the machine shop today to check on Dan's new heads. He says they magnafluxed and cleaned up fine, and he was able to find bigger valves that he has installed. He asked me what the lift of the cam is (.490) so he can order the correct spring kit.
Tomorrow is Dan's day off so we are planning on installing the rings on the pistons and getting the pistons put in the block. If we get the heads back in the next couple of weeks that will be great, might have the motor running by the end of September.
Don
I was reading one of the comic auto books on the beach.(Hot Rod,Popular Hot Rodding etc)The article stated a Olds 442 engine suffered from windage/oil problems with the crank throws and they had oiling issues that required a windage tray.Don,I don't know anything about Olds engines,but I thought it might be worth while for me to throw this out there and see what the guys think.If there is a issue,while you have it apart it would be a good time to take care of it.
Yeah, Olds 400-455's do have an oiling issue, but only on sustained use over 4000 rpms. Mondello sells restrictors that we considered, but this one will never see over 3000 rpms, if that. Where they had the biggest issues was in using Olds engines in jet boats and drag cars, where you were running over that rpm limit for long periods, or where you would suck the pan dry. For a street motor nothing needs done to the oiling system, especially if you use a stock oil pump. Even my 331 stroker never goes over about 3500, as we prefer to cruise around at the speed limits.
Don
the issue is from those big mains---
all engines have the same deal as far as oil pans/trays---down there there the oil pan don't know what it says on the valve cover--
The big mains in this case might be an advantage as more oil could get throw up on the walls and camshaft.
All these late years forged stroker crank assys with rods that don't have squirt holes, minimun or no side clearance have pretty much eliminated an area of the factory oiling /luberacation process that have been in these engines forever and now we blame failures on no zinc in the oil when really we have eliminated 50 % of our lube system
yep jerry i think we talked about this the older sbc had them and so did many others . i been doing nothing at the shop for the last two weeks but rebuilding BBC rods and working on Harley Davidson Stuff .i will BEeeeee so happy when i am all done:whacked: i came by a very old set of 396 rods with the squirt holes cut in them still a very good ideal not hard to do to a set of rods :)
Well at least it sounds like you got out of that sailboat bilge, Pat. :LOL:
Tonight Dan and I installed the rings on the pistons and got the pistons and rods installed in the block. Pat, the rings and bearings I got from you are NICE. They went on much easier than the last set we used, not sure why, but they did.
I feel REAL confident that we got things right this time. We spent a lot of time this week filing the rings and we installed them into the same holes we filed them for. The pistons slid into the block with no issues either.
I am going to order a degree wheel and learn how to do it. I already have a Sterritt dial indicator to use. Here is a picture of the block tonight when we ended up.
Don
Looks good Don.