Europa TCST

[TurboFource]

More disassembly progress.....

Found a dead critter.....

Twin Cam is shedding that Chevy Orange paint like it's the plague.....

[jbcollier]

Is that the original factory clutch squeak, or an aftermarket one?

[TurboFource]

Lol JB!

[TurboFource]

Also went to my youngest son's work today and he machined my rear hub spacers....

[TurboFource]

Cleaned out the coolant passages in the timing cover....quite a bit of crud in it, it would have instantly overheated. Cleaned coolant passages in the block too, used "cleaning vinegar" changed it and agitated it a couple times a day for 3 days, (with a piece of welding wire to free crud between bores and block sides) a bunch of crud came out with the water hose today!
Dropped oil pan today and was relieved to see the water pump leak didn't get high enough to hurt anything ( remember I got like 40 ounces of water when I drained the oil) I am sure the oil pan capacity (it was baffled too) increase helped!

The engine was rebuilt with a .020" overbore, balancing, high volume oil pump etc. 5434 miles ago. I will take a couple of bearing caps off and if things look good (bores look good with no ridge etc.) I plan to go back together with new gaskets, seals, rebuilt water pump and new exhaust valves etc.....

[cwtech]

Do you know anyone close by with a glass bead blast cabinet ?

If you weren't so far away (especially with current gas prices) I would be happy to blast parts for you.   ....It would save you a lot of time, and remove all corrosion.

[TurboFource]

Thanks for the consideration CW!  I do not have access to a blast cabinet and my compressor is to small to run
one. I will continue using old fashioned elbow grease...it is cheap and keeps me in shape

[TurboFource]

The beams on my connecting rods have been "polished", are they all like this?
Nice that they are "capscrew" also.

[jbcollier]

No, not stock.  It's a high-performance mod to remove stress-risers and aid in crack detection.

[TurboFource]

The 45 year old engine oil that drained out of all the places it was supposed to lubricate decades ago,
turned into a mild "varnish" and prevented things from turning over with a reasonable effort.
I decided to take the motor completely apart, clean everything, put new rings, gaskets, seals etc.
and use assembly lube so things will turn much more easily. On the bright side the stuff that is supposed to be shiny is still shiny

I also have spare head gaskets etc. that came with the car.

[jbcollier]

Looks good.  Always best to check.

[Sandyman]

  Best to measure all spinney bit tolerances. Refresh valve seats. Make sure all cylinder liner tolerances are good. Confirm block and head surfaces are true.

[cwtech]

Don't let that crankshaft fall over and hit the floor !!   

[TurboFource]

I will move it to a safer place

[TurboFource]

Today....has bronze guides with seals and tapered in the port.


My "free" valve spring compressor....used a piece of foam rubber on valve side of c-clamp to keep from marring things.