Clean up the engine - Githubissues

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Just as the title says. We took the motor apart. The top of the block cracked at some point in it's life and someone just welded it back together, poorly. It's nowhere near flat and should be fixed. Good news, the pistons, cylinders, valves and crank are all really nice. I may remove the cam shaft.

Tools

[x] Head valve spring compressor
[x] Block valve spring compressor
[x] Cylinder ring compressor

Parts

[x] Order new piston rings
[x] Order new valves springs
[x] Order new old stock head bolts
[x] Order a new copper head gasket
[x] Order a new oil line to connect the block to the head
[x] Order high heat resistant paint
[x] Order new exhaust stud

Todo

[x] Remove the intake valves
[x] Clean the intake valves
[x] Replace the intake springs
[x] Remove the exhaust valves
[x] Clean the exhaust valves
[x] Replace the exhaust springs
[x] Remove the distributor
[x] Take the head apart
[x] Strip the paint from the block
[x] Figure out what to do with the block
[x] Clean the pistons and hardware
[x] Remove old piston rings
[x] Install new piston rings
[x] Clean the top of the block
[x] Strip the paint from the block
[x] Paint the block
[x] Remove the broken exhaust stud (replaces #74)
[x] Install the water pump gasket
[x] Install the fuel pump
[x] Install the timing gear cover
[x] Clean out the distributor hole
[x] Clean the oil pan
[x] Clean the oil pickup
[x] Install the distributor

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Ordered a ring compressor and valve tool this morning.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Pulled the distributor out last night and started working on cleaning up the head.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Ordered piston rings and valve springs from Rock Auto.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

It's in paint stripper right now.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

The piston rings and valve springs are in. We took the valves out of the head last Tuesday and they looked good.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

I've also started working on the oil pan

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Jason came over and we replaced the valve springs.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Just ordered new old stock head bolts from Kaiser Willys, going to order the head gasket and other accessories from Walck's in a few minutes.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Just ordered a head gasket

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Started cleaning the oil pan and working on the broken exhaust stud.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Removed the broken exhaust stud, I need to get a helicoil kit for it.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago

Things are moving along quickly, we ground the block down, honed the cylinders, removed the old rings and started reinstalling the pistons. We broke the ring compressor, so I'm going to get another one from Napa tomorrow.

zachseifts commented 5 years ago