Congrats!! A great "happy ending". It is very gratifying after all the
work to hear that engine run and not see anything amiss.
Tim
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From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Mark Eginton
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 6:17 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Cc: mechman54@hotmail.com; quill3@aol.com; Scott Eginton
Subject: [Fot] Its alive - Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!
After 18 months of planning, parts gathering and building, my old 3
started as if it had been running yesterday. It actually startled the
#@%% out of me firing before 3 complete revolutions. No priming,
backfiring, changing the timing 180 degrees or anything I had prepared
myself for. I do not think it even missed a beat for the entire 20
minute breakin. I'm so friggen happy I am beside myself!!!
First I'd like to thank my producer... but seriously, Joe Alexander,
Tony Drews, Kas, Bill Babcock, Russ Moore - the list goes on and on...
were talking lightened rods, NOS Pistons - parts parts parts - fixtures
for boring... guidance on building a trap door pan, porting and 10,000
other questions. A hearty thanks to all the offline interaction that
helped me do it right the first time.
There is a dark side - when I retorqued the head hot, a headbolt that my
machinest helicoiled in my new block (rear drivers side bolt under the
rocker assy) topped out at 90 ft lbs so I stopped for now. I will likely
be going back in again this summer or next winter but unless someone
sees something seriously detrimental, I will probably get a few Sunday
drives in before I see piston tops again...
Cheers from Ithaca,
M
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