88 Turbo Old Man Project Car
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Looks like you have it under control! As soon as your machinist gets a good look at everything you will know what piston size to order... For the record, I dont recommend boring this block to gain power, only to refresh it, so dont go and order the biggest pistons that you can find.....
p5150;989259 said:
Sounds good. I saw you and others mention this a few times elsewhere. Next is pulling the crankshaft out.
Those cams dont look bad at all, Ive seen lots worse used with no problems. I love your organization skills. You should have no problems when you go to reassemble everything.
SD: Beautiful pics thanks!
The Cam journal scuffing is common on these motors as the Cams have a thin coating of soft babbit material.
The Cam journal scuffing is common on these motors as the Cams have a thin coating of soft babbit material.
theWeezL and IJ.,
Thanks for the feedback. I thought I read that somewhere on this site that the aluminum will show scuffing, that this was normal.
Thanks for the feedback. I thought I read that somewhere on this site that the aluminum will show scuffing, that this was normal.
Does anyone know how to remove the intake and exhaust valve oil seals? Do I need a special tool? Tha manual just says remove them, but they are on tight, I imagine with an o-ring. If not, I'll post the question later this week. Thanks.
supradad;1004730 said:
Sorry. I found this link explaining the tooling.
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68480&highlight=valve+seal
Well, as usual my summer got busy with work and family. I hope to return to my project come September. Depending on the price of heating oil, I migh pu the engine on the back burner and clean up the body, or some other labor intensive task that's cheap.
I've posted twice trying to find a machine shop in Southern Maine, and New England. I cannot find anyone who knows how to test the hardness of an aluminum head. I have found a local shop that has rebuilt one of these engines, so at least that's a start. I'll resume my search and post again in August for shops within driving distance that may be able to check head hardness. But for now, I'm just laying low. If I still cannot find one, I may port and polish the head anyway for practice.
Hope you all are enjoying your summer!
I've posted twice trying to find a machine shop in Southern Maine, and New England. I cannot find anyone who knows how to test the hardness of an aluminum head. I have found a local shop that has rebuilt one of these engines, so at least that's a start. I'll resume my search and post again in August for shops within driving distance that may be able to check head hardness. But for now, I'm just laying low. If I still cannot find one, I may port and polish the head anyway for practice.
Hope you all are enjoying your summer!
You were making such great progress too! Dont let it sit on the back burner for too long as that tends to turn from moths to years and in the end is sually followed by a for sale thread. Just keep doing the little parts that take labor and no money. I keep myself busy by picking an area on the car and completely disassembling it, cleaning/painting/polishing and putting it back together. You family will understand a few hours a week getting away and spending some time on the car.
Good luck whatever you end up doing.
EDIT: I heard tale that you can buy a hardness testing kit for yourself and check the head that way. Maybe you can find one online?
Good luck whatever you end up doing.
EDIT: I heard tale that you can buy a hardness testing kit for yourself and check the head that way. Maybe you can find one online?
Thanks for the advice! I'll take a peek on-line in the next few weeks to see if I can buy one at a modest price.
SD: It's called a "Scleroscope" and are under $200.
Zumtizzle recently had one for sale I'm not sure if he still has it though.
Zumtizzle recently had one for sale I'm not sure if he still has it though.