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On your formed hoses=see if your local parts store will let you behind the counter to match yours up. My local has a ton of the small preformed hoses hanging on the wall. I had to buy a long one but it had the correct section I needed so I just cut it out.
That usually does the trick!
The lower of the two hoses in question is trickier than most, though, in that each end is a different inside diameter
How about a close to sized sanding barrel roll on a drill or drill press? It would remove material fairly quick then switch back to your hone to smooth and true it back up. I bought a set of 3 different sizes at my local home improvement store around $10. Drum Sanding Sleeves Archives - Gator Finishing
You are NEVER too old to learn new tricks! In an innocent search on the forums during lunch yesterday at work I ran into this tool called "adjustable reamer". WTF? Could this tool be used to re-size my bushing?
Next search is ... who had one? What do you know! Harbor Freight had a set! Called them, verified they had it in stock, got in my car, raced to the store
and just purchased the set.
Indeed this is what I should have used!!! It took a mere 10 minutes to properly size the bushing! Woo-Hoo!!
You are NEVER too old to learn new tricks! In an innocent search on the forums during lunch yesterday at work I ran into this tool called "adjustable reamer".
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Indeed this is what I should have used!!! It took a mere 10 minutes to properly size the bushing! Woo-Hoo!!...
ALRIGHT!!
(I've heard of reamers but not adjustable ones.) It's SO nice when Serendipitous Epiphany comes to call like that!
I'll remember that tool! In fact, I might have husband lay in a set 'just in case.'
(';')
Having disassembled the engine a year ago, putting the chains back together required going through the tons of pictures I took during dis-assembly, the exploded parts manual and the shop manual. Not as straight forward as I expected it but I put the chains back together.
Chains are brand new, the auto tensioner and chain dampeners are new (part of the timing chain kit). The auto tensioner was bitchy to put back on but finally managed it. Need to torque down everything and it looks like I will be ready to offer the head to the block.
The question is as follows:
The head gasket spans the cylinder head and the upper part of the timing chain cover. I would rather leave the timing chain cover off for now but the question is weather i will compromise the seal between the head gasket, block and upper timing chain cover if I install the cylinder head before the timing chain cover.
My first thought was, God, that's a tall engine!
And then I thought, There's something seriously insane about someone who keeps a working shop that clean!
(';')
After two coats of primer and two coats of black enamel (rattle-canned it)
I'm sure you've noticed that 'rattle can' paint has improved a lot over the years. There's some high grade stuff out there...."Sems" is one name that sticks out in my mind but there are others. Much better than what I remember from, let's say, 20 years ago
My first attempt to install the timing cover failed miserably. I had a hard time aligning the timing cover gaskets and the front crankshaft seal and at the end, when the water pump was tightened down, I realized one of the water pump block holes had its threads destroyed. I took off the water pump and timing chain cover and after ordering the right helicoil pack from amazon.com, I re-threaded not just one hole, but 4.
Helicoil 5/16" - 24
Drilled the hole to the appropriate size and then tapped it
Getting ready for the helicoil insert
Helicoil inserted
The holes were deep so I installed two of them per hole, 4 holes total of 8 inserts
Cut off the excess
Success
On the second insert, I used needle nose pliers and cut of the tang. It came off easy
I am watching the process with considerable interest. That tower with the slots is intended to hold the cam gears in place for assembly purposes, I think. I see your cam gears are just floating with only the chain for support???
Next I look for ward to the process of the cams themselves and how they attach to those gears.
Why, because I think that is where the DOHC that formerly resided in my car failed. Never did the necropsy to verify.... Was working then,
as a Nuevo entrepreneur, I had a tough boss. Long hours....
02-21-2016, 10:44 PM
ALRIGHT!!
