Merry Christmas everyone. I hope that you are all enjoying a bit of time off!
I have been a little bad at posting recently, but have been busy with a couple of things on the engine...
Assembled the short block. Used the Grey Victor Reinz gasket maker. Only even with only a thin layer it oozed out a little, which was then scraped off around the oil pump, flywheel and sump.
I tried to seal off every bolt so this thing stays oil tight. Here was my approach: sealer under the washer, sealant under the nut and blue threadlocker.
The head studs were trickier. After attempt 1, I found they still wobbled around which probably meant they weren't going to seal. Basically threafbg them in wiped off all of the sealant. Landed up pulling them all out and wiping sealant into the case savers. They all feel nice and tight now even if they aren't threaded in all the way.
Checking end play was fun. The dowels are really tight, so getting the wheel on and off was a pain. First found two dowels were just to long and had to grind them down. Then found the end play was out. Despite earlier measurements, came back with 0.13mm, so had to swap out the shims and got it back down to 0.07mm as per spec.
Next put in the oil seal. I ran a thin coat of sealant round the outer edge before knocking it in. Also made sure to seat it in a little past flush.
Next went the extended sump. Decided to double but and lock tight everything in. Unfortunately the nose of the pick up got a little squashed at some point, but not matter.
Finally get to show off the mag plate
The oil pump is also finally in. I have left out the gears for now, as I will be turning the engine over to final check deck height. Will prime the pump with vaseline then.
Spent most of yesterday morning cleaning pistons, barrels and rings. After thoroughly lubing the rings with a mix of assembly paste and oil, set the rings as below and popped them into the barrels. It's a very tedious and messy job...
Touched up the paint as well from the lapping process. Now have 4 cylinders ready to go.
Lastly cleaned up the rocker arms. Trying to keep things organised and as clean as possible... I am leaving the swivel feet submerged in a mix of oil and moly lube overnight to really get into the oil passage ways which are impossible to get to.
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