Hi to all
Well the block and cylinder head are finally back from the shop.
I had 20 thou removed from crank,because of a slight out of alignment and the very badly burnt journal.
I got the shop to put the rope seal in, they do them a lot, and I don’t .
The CH had pretty much everything done skim,valve guides on exhaust,new valves,new bearings,hold down kit fitted, etc,I also paid the extra and had it all adjusted and gapped, big time saving issue, once I get to that stage.
Still lots of parts cleaning and painting to be done, but I feel like I’m really getting somewhere now. Generally it is still a pleasure to work with, and the experience is very rewarding, I know my limits, and machine work is for the machine shop, in my opinion.
Question
The distance piece on the nose of crank, has an O ring seal inside it, anyone confirm part number for me, keep going around in circles.
The pistons were all measured and ok, the gudgeon pins were removed polished and are ok. Honed to standard.
I’ve got new big end bearings fitted and checked in con rods, I have new piston ring set,new circlips for small ends, new sludge plugs, it goes on and on.
Anyway all good so far,
So the 3.8 block (original engine in boat, minus the CH)and complete bottom end, I shall sell to help move the project along, I saw a block only , a 7B on EBay UK the other day for £2k !! and it had a crack, between bores, and generally in a pretty poor state, the one I have is in good condition in comparison, it’s only downfall is that all the bores are 20 thou over. We shall see.
Cheers
Rob
