I met him, Karl, last year in Carlisle. I think..
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hmmm I'm wondering on this 383, if itd be a better idea to try to turn it over after soaking for 2 weeks in ATF by the flywheel versus the front of crank.
How are you going to grab onto the flywheel? The bolts are too small. Stay on the crank and clockwise if you can. (so the bolt stays tight.)
lilfontleroy
annoyinglilLeroy
yeah that'd work if I had a crank bolt lol.
You will need one sooner or later. The only other way is to take the flywheel off, screw in a couple grade 8's and use a pry bar between them.
Good idea in theory for turning a engine over bit not a long enough handle for breaking a stuck engine loose. You can take odd teeth is you pull too hard with one of those.
lilfontleroy
annoyinglilLeroy
flywheels are cheap
Thats actually what I was gonna do. I need to find one or maybe just go get a grade 8 one for the front of the crank.
Hard to find one at the hardware store.
Choke rod, cut a slot in a 1/4” or 5/16” bolt. Put over rods and snug up a nut.
thanks
1.5 hours and i almost made my way into a corner. I have a big bucket i throw scrap/old parts into, its finally getting emptied.
All the curlys from the drill press go in there too. Will not load into junk truck as all the little bits are tough to pick up.
All the curlys from the drill press go in there too. Will not load into junk truck as all the little bits are tough to pick up.
Perfect. Just slot the hole for 2 rods.
Unconventional
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Choke rod dilemma helper?
Good morning from not as soggy as the rest of Ca
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Choke rod dilemma helper?
Good morning from not as soggy as the rest of Ca
Overkill but yes. LOL
Unconventional
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Not affected by heat, keeps the rods aligned, just don't try and lift with it
McMaster has warnings about that now. I guess all those lifts I made with custom made cables with that variety clamp are bad joojoo now, or politically incorrect
Unconventional
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Every crane I ever worked, right above the becket to the headache ball there were at least 2 of those clamps on the main load line. "Never saddle a dead horse" was the rule for those clamps and load lines
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Choke rod dilemma helper?
Good morning from not as soggy as the rest of Ca
yeah, looks like the roads arent holding up
Unconventional
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I just happened to flip past the Weather Channel yesterday when they were talking about the Southwest. The powers that be have "officially" decided that we are having an El Nino event.
They didn't say which of the 3 documented varieties this is.
i was just reading that. I guess its the most feared one for tornadic weather in the spring time, followed by hotter than hell temps for the summer for the plains and midwestI just happened to flip past the Weather Channel yesterday when they were talking about the Southwest. The powers that be have "officially" decided that we are having an El Nino event.
Unconventional
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They've had some ferocious winds in the passes and peaks on the coastal mtn. ranges. Some knocking on the 100mph door. 50mph here along the coast has been the rule of the day for the last week or so, at times. Haven't had any piers or breakwaters destroyed yet. I hope it gets the rain out of it's system by March. World of Outlaws, March Meet, numerous circle track seasons, it's cuttin' into my race spectating schedule
Yeah I failed to mention the difference in choke rod length. It worked it just didn't open to quite vertical. Easy fix. File 2 little notches in the rod, cut it in two between the notches. Use a little piece of soft tubing to extend the rod the same difference as base gasket thickness. Stake the tubing to the notches with a wire terminal crimper.
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