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Here it is!; What to call it? It will be TED
Topic Started: Aug 21 2014, 12:25 PM (13,317 Views)
freegeo
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I'll find out in the morning if I don't get up to late, how much he took off the head and block.

When he called about the block he told me he went ahead and got it bored to the tolerances i wanted.

I won't be hard on him he does quality work. He is just the type of guy that doesn't have a lot of patience for people that tell him how to do his job. He has been doing it for a long time.

I'll put up some pictures of it later.
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Picked up my block and head this morning. Everything looks some much better when it has been machined and cleaned up. Time for the assembly lube.

Did ask what was taken off the block to straighten up the block and head. Said about .012" off the block and about .006" to clean up the head.
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econoboxer
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I am the one on the left.

Take a little time and gasket match your exhaust manifold.
That clean up work frees a horse up.
Its very resrrictive- and you want flow.
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freegeo
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econboxxxer where did you get your automotive skills from. for a lady you have a lot of knowledge.
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econoboxer
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I am the one on the left.

I am a homemaker. :)
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econboxxxer
Aug 28 2014, 07:55 PM
I am a homemaker. :)
Home Maker...this must mean she works residential construction... Framing I guess... :rofl
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econoboxer
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I am the one on the left.

freegeo
Aug 28 2014, 06:24 PM
econboxxxer where did you get your automotive skills from. for a lady you have a lot of knowledge.
for any gender.

but you know- I am just a girl. ^o)

I prefer baking bread, Posted Image
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and/or sewing to automotive projects. or combining the two.
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B-)
end threadjack.


Edited by econoboxer, Aug 28 2014, 09:23 PM.
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Don't mess with the Lady. She is a super member here.
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econoboxer
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I am the one on the left.

Your pistons are going to be well within the block, so no worries there, just a nice slightly higher than stock compression ratio.
I can't wait for
You to start putting it back together.
Love the project.
;)
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Wanted to post some pictures of the head before and after but having problems getting logged into photobucket. Should have them up by mid week.
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Got the block back on the engine stand over the weekend. Installed the crank and checked the clearances with plastigage. The clearances were within the factory specs. Mostly between .001" and .0015". Installed the crank back in for good with the new thrust bearings installed.

Was going to check the ring end gap but can't find my feeler gauges. Gotta make a trip to the parts store tomorrow to get a set so I can get going on this thing again.

Still can't get on photobucket yet so sorry no pics. Hopefully I can get signed into it this week.
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I am the one on the left.

:popcorn
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See if I can post a few pics of the head today before work.

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Head got the full treatment. New guides, valve seats ground, the pit that was in the head was welded and then the head was milled flat. Think he said he took about .005" or .006" off of it to get it flat. The pit was about .020" deep. He did a great job on the repair, you can't even tell were it was. Got new valves for it.

Measured the valve springs and all are within the height spec. I don't have any way to check the spring pressure and other than 3 tech selling new ones I don't know of any other way of getting new ones.

Have to lap the valves and put the valve assembly back together.

I have a XFI cam I am going to put in it. It has a couple of deep scratches on one of the journals and I sent a pic to clarkdw and advised me how to clean it up. Did that and checked the clearances on the cam journals and they were all around .002" Good to go there. Clark told me to make sure I didn't tighten the cam belt to tight and the cam should last a long time.

Got to go to work.
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econoboxer
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time to get on it. Looks like you got the photobucket issue squared away, so looking for pics of your block with your pistons installed. Take those same feeler gauges and see how much in the hole you are. Your pistons are going to be in the hole.

Was it yours thread that I saw welding on the head before resurfacing?
for a gouge? You could have easily taken the gouge off, and had a nice little increase in overall cr, and it wouldn't have affected your economy detrimentally.


I get worried welding heads. The welds expand and contract differently that the cast material, and it it possible to have a failure at the weld.

Wish you the best of luck with it, if it was yours. maybe its not in an area subject to such head variations- will keep fingers crossed for you.


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This is what the pit looked like. It was over the coolant area and not on a sealing surface. The guy said it would be easier to weld it up then to take the .020" off and it could effect the valve timing.

I have one piston checked out and ready to put in the cylinder. Hopefully tomorrow i can work on it some more.

Working a lot here lately and don't have a lot of free time. Trying to get what overtime I can, it doesn't always last. More money I can put into the metro.
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