N34KP's engine
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:25 pm
The engine for 34KP is going back together. Clearances on the crank bearings checked today. The crank is now installed and the caps torqued.
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Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:19 pm
Pistons in, head on and initial round of torques completed.
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:48 am
Nice and clean. Very pretty engine.
-Oscar
-Oscar
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:47 pm
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 5:29 pm
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:37 pm
A marriage made in Air Camper heaven! Nice work, Richard.
-Oscar
-Oscar
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:14 pm
Re: N34KP's engine
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Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:10 pm
THat's a great looking engine, Richard, nicely done sir.
Matt
Matt
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:26 pm
Experimental three-four kilo papa, advise when ready to taxi ;o)
-OZ
-OZ
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:29 am
As soon as my spark plug wires show up! If everything works out I may end up doing part of the break in on the way to Brodhead!
Re: N34KP's engine
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:51 pm
Well, the Ford ran great after I got the new ignition system figured out. Just prior to leaving for Brodhead it started shooting oil out of the seal on the prop end, so I ended up driving to Brodhead. When I returned I thought I'd try an experiment to see if I could stop the leak. My theory was the only thing to cause that much volume in the leak was a plugged drain back tube. So I thought I'd put vacuum on the block and try to suck whatever was blocking the tube out. I put 3 inches of vacuum on the engine. I could hear the air sucking back through the seal. I gave it about 20 minutes worth. I took the Piet back out for a test run. It started spewing oil out within 20 seconds. So, I pulled it back off for disassembly to see what's up.