Why I haven't been on here too much
- Thread starter Roger Roger
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Douglas
Old School KSUX
Roger Roger, what engine is that?
trafficinsight
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O-290?
Sent from 1865 by telegraph....
Sent from 1865 by telegraph....
Tommay85
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If anything from the automotive world transfers to these things, those piston rings let go in a bad way!
Roger Roger
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Nah, just 34 years and a couple thousand hours of use.If anything from the automotive world transfers to these things, those piston rings let go in a bad way!
trafficinsight and Douglas it's an O320 out of the TriPacer. My co-owner is buying me out and I'm redoing the engine before I fly it down to Nevada. Going to send the parts out for inspection but put it all together myself.
Capt. Chaos
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I am sure this day had nothing to do with that blow by on the rings.
z987k
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That's how you know you're having fun.I am sure this day had nothing to do with that blow by on the rings.
I am sure this day had nothing to do with that blow by on the rings.
"Hey y'all, watch this! Hold muh beer!"
gotWXdagain
Polished Member
"I knew I should have bought the tundra tires!"
Roger Roger
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Quick update: crank is done, after 2500ish hours and 57 years they ground the mains .003 under and kept the rod journals standard. Not too shabby. Also got the AD inspections on the inside of the front end of the crank and the gear attach area on the rear done. Also a bunch of the other parts are done, and the case has been sent off. So I should be ready to start putting stuff together pretty soon.
inigo88
Composite-lover
Roger Roger
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Yup, that's the one. It actually technically doesn't apply to this engine since its a 150 but I guess the shop does it anyway.
Roger Roger
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Will do. The other half owner has to cough up $$$ to the shop before we can get our parts shipped, then I'll have something to photograph.Looks awesome man. Post more pics!
Roger Roger
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Got a big pile of parts today! Crankshaft, case, accessory case, camshaft (new), bearings, etc. will hopefully start assembling this weekend and post some pitchers then.
Roger Roger
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Rods and crank gear bolted on today.
Roger Roger
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Just got done wrestling the case back apart after checking main bearing clearances. That was a hassle but had to be done.
Roger Roger
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Major argh today. Evidently either the cam is too big or when they overhauled the case they bored the cam bearings too small as I got the case all put together and then found that the cam wouldn't turn. Argh.
Sounds unlikely that they bored it to small. It's been bored oversize. Probably gave you the wrong cam bearings. Did they tell you what size over they went with the case, if they did at all?