my 1967 patina project build

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Postby mad4hws » Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:27 am

She's looking really good. I wish I had your skills!
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Postby moore_rb » Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:52 am

rdarnell wrote: Some of the head bolt threads in the block were a little dirty from having sat so long. I chased them and the main bolt holes with a tap.


Always a good practice...

It's coming along very nicely. Good job finding brass freeze plugs- I searched high and low looking for brass when I ordered mine, but ended up settling for zinc plated steel ones.
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Postby rdarnell » Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:11 am

Got the freeze plugs and most of the other parts from Tiffin Forklift Parts, great guys to work with.
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Postby moore_rb » Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:18 am

I just noticed the pic of your super swampers...!

Coolest

Tires

Ever.

But Noisy.... Noise----EEEEEEE.

If you enjoy pretending that you're the pilot of a B17 as you roll down the road, you are gonna LOVE those tires. But off-road, they are like tank-tracks.
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Postby rdarnell » Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:23 pm

just got the head back from machine shop. everything checked out good.

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Postby rdarnell » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:04 am

I found this video to be the most informative for the rope seal install. I wish the rear main cap for our patrols were that easy to work with. Both engines I took apart had a very snug fit to say the least.

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+ ... SfoLaYDw32
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Postby Esteban » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:23 am

Thanks for the video. Rather long but with good tips. I think this is probably the most stressful part of the assembly.

Please keep posting more pictures!
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Postby rdarnell » Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:59 pm

Well my plan was to take more photos but this thing is fighting me all the way! Finally got the rope gasket to a point that I think it is in all the way and put caps on. All are loose with only the rear bolts snug I cannot turn the crank. If I loosen them a little I can barely rotate with a 24 inch wrench on the pulley nut. Think I am done for the day, going to have my father swing by tomorrow and try to figure it out. He is a retired machinist and diesel mechanic, so hopefully he can shed some light on it.
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Postby RiverPatrol » Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:19 pm

That has ben the typical experience, once you get the rope seal in and bolt things down the crank is nearly impossible to turn manually. But that is the correct procedure. Anything less and it will leak.
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Postby rdarnell » Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:14 pm

Round 2 has gone much better. I think the rope seals the came with my gasket set were too thick. A 24 inch 3/4 drive ratchet would barely move it. There looked to be way too much seal protruding out and it looked fully bedded. We pulled the crank back out and was looking at a set of chevy ropes, fel-pro bs12173 that another member mentioned, when I remembered I had bought a gasket set back in 2017 on ebay. Dug the out and right from first appearance the looked nicer.
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The little piece is a scrap from the first ones. It is thicker and does not compress on sides much. The second set and the chevy ones both have a little give on the sides to help get it into the slot. I used my thumb to start it in the slot and then used pliers to squeeze side and fully bed into the slot.
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The one on top is the first seal, the second better fitting is the lower one
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Got the mains torqued down starting in center working my way to the ends in three steps increasing torque after each pass.
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