The V8 Owners Forum -

stagcar wrote:
why cant they just use bolts like every other fly wheel i have taken of still that's progress for you.

It wouldn't matter if the previous owner used the right size key!

topcatproduction wrote:

stagcar wrote:
why cant they just use bolts like every other fly wheel i have taken of still that's progress for you.

It wouldn't matter if the previous owner used the right size key!

Your not wrong there tc still I am to blame for screwing up one of them and my key was a very tight if not hammer fit. I think there just made of rubbish

Cheers
Derek

Just done this spacer routine, same trouble, correct key and they just round as soon as you look at them, drilled the heads off and the remainder screws out with your fingers, Jim in Ireland does a great price on genuine replacement socket head screws, will ship for next day, give him a call. Really nice guy.

Alan

bigaldart wrote:Just done this spacer routine, same trouble, correct key and they just round as soon as you look at them, drilled the heads off and the remainder screws out with your fingers, Jim in Ireland does a great price on genuine replacement socket head screws, will ship for next day, give him a call. Really nice guy.

Alan

Thanks Alan
I have been having a go at them tonight I need to cone back with some good quality drills the one I have are rubbish and went blunt sin no time

I will win this battle

Thanks
Derek

Hi all,

Strange thing i have just pulled the pistons out and all the rings look to be in one bit.

The oil rings seems to be stuck in the grove and will not move this seems to be the case for all the pistons tho

So i have no idea what has damaged the bore's.

I now have a good ish set of drills so i am going to attack the crank spacer this week end

Also whats the best way to pull the little oil galery plugs out?

Cheers
Derek

Unscrew the 2 threaded ones (can be bloody tight), then you can get a rod through to knock the ones at the other end out. Have you found oversized pistons yet for when you have it bored?

topcatproduction wrote:Unscrew the 2 threaded ones (can be bloody tight), then you can get a rod through to knock the ones at the other end out. Have you found oversized pistons yet for when you have it bored?

Nice one TC that will make short work of them. i dident think of that..

As for the pistons i was going to get a set from realsteel cost about £135 for the plus 20tho 9.35 CR

I was also looking at stroker kits but there out of my price range at the moment TBH

Thanks again
Derek

Forget the stroker kit, keep it simple. When you start using different crank, rods and pistons etc you will have loads of checking and machining to do to get them all to fit and work properly, plus take my word for it- you can have PLENTY of fun with 4000cc's of blown V8! Simple, cheap and cheerful is the way to go

topcatproduction wrote:Forget the stroker kit, keep it simple. When you start using different crank, rods and pistons etc you will have loads of checking and machining to do to get them all to fit and work properly, plus take my word for it- you can have PLENTY of fun with 4000cc's of blown V8! Simple, cheap and cheerful is the way to go

Your not wrong TC fun at the end of the day is the name of the game.

And cheep and cherfull is also nice.

It will be good to have what will be an as good as new engine aswell I think most of the v8 stuff I have ha in the past has been well worn.

Cheers
Derek

Hi all

Just finaly got the engine back +20 and honed and it looks nice

so i started to pull some parts of the old 3.5 that had lack of power and was smokey and found it has been painted on the inside

Whats more the oil pump had red paint flecks in it and when you turn the old engine by hand it squeeks so it looks like the end of the road for this old goat..

any way for you amusement here are some pics of the inside paint








As you can see its not a bit of over spray and its even on the valve springs....

it looks well worn looking at the state of the timing chain

any way when i finaly get the engine out i will start the 3.9 asembely

Many thanks
Derek

Looks like a misguided attempt at smooting the insides to get better oil drain down. I have heard of powdercoating the valley area before, but he was a bit off track there, I reckon.

Hi All,

I am looking for a good engine assembly grease i have used lubiplate 105 before but can seem to get it any where

Any ideas? what to you guy's use?

I wanted to use grease becuse the engine may well sit around for a few months before being run.

Thanks
Derek

http://www.xgatelube.com/Assembly-Fluid-1.html

Try this out for size...

Hi thanks for the advise on the grease

My next question is about ARP studs

I am using arp studs on the mains and i am not sure if i should use thred lock on them or not?

Many thanks
Derek

Hi
clean the washers, nuts and studs, lubricate lightly with the correct thread lubricant, same with the threads on the studs, do to the correct torque settings in 3 stages, finger tight, about 1/2 finished torque setting final setting clean off any thread lube that gets squeezed out with a clean dry cloth.
Best regards
Mike