Milwaukee Midget

[Milwaukee Midget]

I should point out that the gasket Fordboy measured last June was NOT the gasket I used in assembly.  This is a new gasket that was allegedly built to the same spec as the original gasket.  I've no doubt the gasket he measured DID measure .033 - I just went out and checked it.

From this point forward, if my mother says she loves me, I'm STILL going to do an investigation.

[Tman]

Never trust mom, she said Asparagus was tasty and then your piss smelled like an old drunk!

Forn the record, my mom comes to me for recipes these days!

[Freud]

Gasket.

[Dean Los Angeles]

Hell, there could be thousands of micrometers that measured stuff that went to the moon.

Only a rare handful have measured a Bonneville record holder.

[SPARKY]

 And while we are on the subject, NEITHER method reveals the actual dynamic clearance at 8500rpm (or

boy o boy have I learned that the hard way---I am running a 4.25 crank with 6.535 rods in a 9.8 block---we chose the short deck when I was the eng. partner in Skip H's car. We kept hurting pistons & rod brgs from what I was told was detonation at the time.  Marvin the eng builder  has gone up 10 thou on gasket thickness to compensate for piston rock and thermal expansion.  Hopefully this will put an end to our longevity problems.

[Milwaukee Midget]

And while we are on the subject, NEITHER method reveals the actual dynamic clearance at 8500rpm (or

boy o boy have I learned that the hard way---I am running a 4.25 crank with 6.535 rods in a 9.8 block---we chose the short deck when I was the eng. partner in Skip H's car. We kept hurting pistons & rod brgs from what I was told was detonation at the time.  Marvin the eng builder  has gone up 10 thou on gasket thickness to compensate for piston rock and thermal expansion.  Hopefully this will put an end to our longevity problems.

Ah, to be building a big block - just add .010.  If I were to do that, I'd lose about a point of CR.

Sparky, I was thinking about trying to pull and reinstall the cam without dropping the pan, which would require I use magnets on the end of some tubes and lash 'em up, then pull the offended tappet through the cam bearing hole with a magnetic probe.  There's no tappet chest.  The only other way would be pull the whole engine and come in from the bottom - a PITA, for sure.

But I hadn't thought about the potential effect on the bearings.  I should probably also check the # 1 con rod for straightness after this near miss.  They're pretty stiff, and probably okay, but I don't know that for sure, and I'm not going to risk it.

[Rob]

Assuming you're using hydraulic lifters Chris, you can buy a tool to pull them. It's a bit like the ones you use to reach deep and pick up something you dropped. Held with index and middle finger, activated by the thumb. It grips the lifter via the circlip groove that retaines the guts of the lifter.
There's also a flash model that has an expanding collet and slide weight.

If you're using solids,you're on your own. It's late and I'm too tired to read back and check sorry.

Cheers,
Rob

[fordboy628]

Assuming you're using hydraulic lifters Chris, you can buy a tool to pull them. It's a bit like the ones you use to reach deep and pick up something you dropped. Held with index and middle finger, activated by the thumb. It grips the lifter via the circlip groove that retaines the guts of the lifter.
There's also a flash model that has an expanding collet and slide weight.

If you're using solids,you're on your own. It's late and I'm too tired to read back and check sorry.

Cheers,
Rob

Great idea, but the lifters are solids & can only be removed from the bottom on late style BMC blocks...............  Late style blocks do not have a tappet chest or covers.
 
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[Rob]

Thanks Fordboy,

All my greatest ideas are useless 

If it's late for me it must be really early for you!!

Cheers,
Rob

[SPARKY]

WE did loose compression---we are down to 12.8  Marvin calls my eng,  a HOT street eng,  he says he has built street engs with more CR

[fordboy628]

Thanks Fordboy,

All my greatest ideas are useless 

If it's late for me it must be really early for you!!

Cheers,
Rob

It's a bummer because I even HAVE the tool!!!   Used to use it a lot on Chevy/Ford V-8's.   Corvairs too!!  (don't even ask.....)

Yes, it is very early & I am unable to sleep.  I am adjusting poorly to this ageing thing.  Guess I need to add more barleywine to my diet.
 
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[fordboy628]

WE did loose compression---we are down to 12.8  Marvin calls my eng,  a HOT street eng,  he says he has built street engs with more CR

Sparky,

At MORE than 12.8/1 for street, what do they use for fuel?  VP Blue @ 114 octane is pretty pricey per gallon for street use.....       More importantly, what are the effective (static c/r - inlet valve closing point) & dynamic (effective c/r x volumetric efficiency %) C/R's?  These C/R's determine the octane rating of the fuel you must use to suppress detonation.......
 
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[4-barrel Mike]

Chris:

You should make a pass thru Colorado and pick up some of this beer: http://blogs.denverpost.com/beer/2012/10/01/joke-wynkoop-brews-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout/6330/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dp-blogs+(Denver+Post%3A+Blogs)

 

Mike

[Tman]

Chris:

You should make a pass thru Colorado and pick up some of this beer: http://blogs.denverpost.com/beer/2012/10/01/joke-wynkoop-brews-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout/6330/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dp-blogs+(Denver+Post%3A+Blogs)

 

Mike

I am a beer snob and that sounds nasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fordboy628]

Chris:

You should make a pass thru Colorado and pick up some of this beer: http://blogs.denverpost.com/beer/2012/10/01/joke-wynkoop-brews-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout/6330/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dp-blogs+(Denver+Post%3A+Blogs)
 
Mike

I've sampled some pretty weird brews in my time, but this one appears to be the 'weirdest' possibility.   What would be the side effects, if any?   If the side effects are like Viagra..........count me in for a sixer.........

Guess I shouldn't sample that "Lobotomy Bock" I picked up in NOLA........
 
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