[P@blo]

P@blo's response: TraderMike, you are clearly a car guy, which is a good thing, but the challange falls on you to fix your own junk. A lot of good advice given in that regard.

Out with the old and in with the way you want to make it type of deal...

[TRADERMIKE 2012]

Originally Posted by P@blo

Pablo's response: Trader Mike, you are clearly a car guy, which is a good thing, but the challenge falls on you to fix your own junk. A lot of good advice is given in that regard.

Out with the old and in with the way you want to make it type of deal...

Your point is clear and concise; however, no one touches this Motor but my roommate and I, sure we sent the Heads out and that was the only one to do any work on this Vehicle.

The challenge still holds, anyone who wants to help gets an at-a-boy from me, Mike out.

You take the at-a-boy to the bank and cash it in!

[TRADERMIKE 2012]

The Degree wheel just came in, so now we can find out where the Intake center line is? One of the many Wheels online had the instructions written on it and I simply copied them onto my log book. We can now get going on that part of this project, using the written instructions, outside where they are needed. The under the Hood stuff and car parts are painted and the motor is prepped. for paint, that has yet to have arrive. I am very curious to see if the Cam is out of spec. Since we advanced the timing of the Cam/Valve event by some 6 degrees @ the Crank or 3 degrees @ the Cam, we found no damage to the Pistons nor the Valves, thank you God. I see no metal in the oil or the oil filter and the Crank Bearings seem to be in spec., their tolerances recorded and posted by the way, for anyone to inspect. The Head remanufacture has yet to give me his prognosis about the Heads and I specifically asked him if any of the intake valve seats were dislodged, blown off or damaged?

The Cylinder walls seem to be waring slightly unevenly as per the schematic that I posted, Is that normal type ware or not? There is 0.005- 0.010 side clearance at the Piston to Cylinder wall Clearance, is that a nominal measurement?

I just got off the phone with the Butler boys and they are sending the Gaskets out to me ASAP. The Head Gaskets are the good ones they say and I will need to use Copper spray on the Heads, prior to Installing them, "why the copper spray"?

I can't make that final determination weather to rebuild the bottom end of this Motor until the Head prognosis is in.

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by TRADERMIKE 2012

I just got off the phone with the Butler boys and they are sending the Gaskets out to me ASAP. The Head Gaskets are the good ones they say and I will need to use Copper spray on the Heads, prior to Installing them, "why the copper spray"?

Does a better job of sealing up the head to block water passages vs
no copper spray.

Tom V.

[TRADERMIKE 2012]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

Does a better job of sealing up the head to block water passages vs
no copper sprays.

Tom V.

I would guess, "now that you stated what Copper spray is used for"; Copper spray might be used as this? In a marine application, Copper in bottom paint and Zink Anodes applied to steering components and outdrives are sacrificial material to save the said parts?