Milwaukee Midget

[manta22]

MM;

Avoid lockwashers like the plague. Tighten the fastener & nut to spec with a torque wrench-- lockwashers collapse and actually make things worse under vibration. A prevailing-torque nut or Loctite is OK as long as it is capable of being torqued to the proper value. There are some videos on the internet that show what lockwashers do under vibration-- they simply unthread themselves and fall off.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[Milwaukee Midget]

Hey, Neil -

I probably didn’t accurately describe the washer – it’s like a cam or crank washer, with a tab that stands proud into a slot on the shaft, and you bend it over on the flat of the nut.  Obviously, it wasn’t properly reinstalled.

New one on order, but I’m thinking a drop or two of Locktite is in order.

[Dr Goggles]

That gearbox was set up with race clearances.....it's much nicer finding compromised parts that survived than looking in vain for the cause of a failure..... upon removing our old diff I found there was some weld spatter in the axle tubes from when the suspension mounts were removed, not any old spatter, I found some balls that were 1/4 dia., they could have brought things unstuck pretty badly, this time I pulled a rag right through both tubes...

[Milwaukee Midget]

That gearbox was set up with race clearances.....it's much nicer finding compromised parts that survived than looking in vain for the cause of a failure..... upon removing our old diff I found there was some weld spatter in the axle tubes from when the suspension mounts were removed, not any old spatter, I found some balls that were 1/4 dia., they could have brought things unstuck pretty badly, this time I pulled a rag right through both tubes...

Brother, we've both been lucky on that account.  It's getting to the point that I don't even want to open the glovebox anymore. 

Some days, I feel like a clown in a dunk tank, and my only saving grace is that the kids don't throw all that hard.

[Dean Los Angeles]

It's really hard to believe that this sub-standard pile of cast iron.

Made in England, blimey.

With faulty Lucas electrics . . .

[Dean Los Angeles]

Has 2,000 freakin posts!

[Peter Jack]

Congrats Chris! You're obviously keeping us entertained. 

Pete

[fordboy628]

Has 2,000 freakin posts!

Wow!!  Beerhaven vortex gaining speed and energy........         kinda like a........      TROPICAL CYCLONE?!?!?
 
Fordboy

[Milwaukee Midget]

Has 2,000 freakin posts!

Wow!!  Beerhaven vortex gaining speed and energy........         kinda like a........      TROPICAL CYCLONE?!?!?
 
Fordboy

Both powered by hot air . . . 

I'm gratified that others have taken an interest in this project, and in many cases, taken me under their wing.  This diary has served as a reference library, a forum for like and different minded individuals, and a discipline for me.  It keeps me focused to the task at hand, and I'm grateful to all who have taken the time to read it and post up on it.

It's as much yours as it is mine.

Thank you!     

[Milwaukee Midget]

As was the case three years ago, even with the well crafted steel pillars Fordboy whipped up for me, the replacement rocker for the valve that went south needed to be relieved so as to open far enough to allow the valve to close.



This time, it only took 20 minutes.  I think I dinked around with it for a week last time.



Maybe the Harland Sharps are decent for American V-8's, but next time, I'll be looking at Titans.  The work one needs to do just to get them to function is unacceptable, and the lack of support for this particular application - a basic engine that has a racing heritage going back 60 years - leads me to think that Harland Sharp should just stop making them.  They've already given up.

I think I'll screw this together tomorrow afternoon while the garage repair guy is replacing springs.  My car's been locked out for 4 days - the 4 coldest days of the year . . . 

[Dr Goggles]

Maybe the Harland Sharps are decent for American V-8's, but next time, I'll be looking at Titans. 

Next time?

The time is now, this, is real.

Yeah, I know........

[Milwaukee Midget]

Maybe the Harland Sharps are decent for American V-8's, but next time, I'll be looking at Titans. 

Next time?

The time is now, this, is real.

Yeah, I know........

Yeah - next time - remember?  You're supposed to be keeping your eyes open for a Marina Ute for me.  I'll build another one of these engines, and run I/PMP.

[Stan Back]

I didn't know the PIMP class, err I/PMP went that low.

[Milwaukee Midget]

I didn't know the PIMP class, err I/PMP went that low.

Record is 87 mph and change.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Well, the garage door repair guy showed up late enough that it didn’t make sense to go back to work.

No, actually, he was on time, I just decided to be a slacker today.

No, that’s not true, either.  I finished setting up the head and bolted it to the block.





I’ll begin setting up the wiring harness for the dyno tomorrow.  The plate for the dyno adapter is here – a few sundry items, and I’ll get this thing tuned.