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By stuey - 13 Years Ago
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hi there i know you like your pics so  before
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 cam retarded 2* timing cover fits Frank (Pegleg) did i get a water pump intended for the Australian market ?
stuey England
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By pegleg - 13 Years Ago
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Stu, The first ones had the letters upside down! Grab the impeller and the flange and make sure they're tight. Had some issues on that early also.
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By 46yblock - 13 Years Ago
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Neat pics. My JM pistons are done but need picking up. They may look very similar with 4cc domes.
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By stuey - 13 Years Ago
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thanks for replies Frank is the fan mounting to shaft suspect or is the impeller to shaft suspect. the latter looks welded on? i've not noticed any problems but i have not trieed to move any thing. thanks for the heads up. Mike i've been following your posts with interest especially your posts re compression ratio and cam choice as i've been down the same road also using Wallace caculators. my short block is a team Mummert with the 270 cam and i took a late decision to go with ally heads nos 035 and 036 i ended up with static cr near 13.1 hence piston dome surgery, now 5 thou below original flat top.pistons now sit 10 thou in the hole. ally combustion chambers are coming out at 56-57 ccs this gives static cr 11.1 and dynamic 9.4 to 1 much as i hate to, i think i will have get the chambers out to 58cc just out of interest i got my pickup from Klamath Falls, not too far away ? stuey England
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By 46yblock - 13 Years Ago
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stuey (9/13/2011)
thanks for replies Frank is the fan mounting to shaft suspect or is the impeller to shaft suspect. the latter looks welded on? i've not noticed any problems but i have not trieed to move any thing. thanks for the heads up. Mike i've been following your posts with interest especially your posts re compression ratio and cam choice as i've been down the same road also using Wallace caculators. my short block is a team Mummert with the 270 cam and i took a late decision to go with ally heads nos 035 and 036 i ended up with static cr near 13.1 hence piston dome surgery, now 5 thou below original flat top.pistons now sit 10 thou in the hole. ally combustion chambers are coming out at 56-57 ccs this gives static cr 11.1 and dynamic 9.4 to 1 much as i hate to, i think i will have get the chambers out to 58cc just out of interest i got my pickup from Klamath Falls, not too far away ? stuey England Stuey, From Klamath Falls, Oregon to England?! Klamath Falls is close, only over on the other side of the Cascade mountains from here, and referred to as S. Oregon like where I am. Your compression numbers make me wonder if gas on the other side of the pond is a higher grade?
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By stuey - 13 Years Ago
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Mike just saw it (a 56 big back window) on the net and went for it. when it arrived i lifted the bonnet sorry hood and saw my first Y-block with across the front exhaust and thought what ever is it. but they sure grow on you. this forum and the people that use it have been a God send its an absolute mine of info. the old fellow was retiring and was selling every thing for a life in a Winnebega? i think he had a Morris Minor with a 292 as well ?? i don't think our gas is any better standard 95 RON premium 98 RON but i think there are 2 RON numbers. one is "Road" can't recall the other. i'm aiming for 9.1 dynamic , 1 above what Ted recomends for iron heads which should be about on for 58cc chamber stuey
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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As long as we are doing pics here are some shots of the engine that lost oil pressure 2 years ago. It is finally ready to go back in. Chuck 
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By pegleg - 13 Years Ago
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Stu, Both are pressed. Watch the impeller. I can send you another if you suspect a problem ( Free, obviously). I reduced the ID of the impeller after the first run, we found they grew from heat and would move. Some were fine, a few were not. Frank
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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Frank, Any chance you will do another run of covers and water pumps someday? Sure would love to have some. Chuck 
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By 46yblock - 13 Years Ago
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Chuck, your engine is impressive. What happened on the oil pressure issue? Was the engine tired, or much worse, was it new?
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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It was a new, balanced, 40 over 272 with the blower cam etc.. Lost oil pressure at Columbus after about 500 miles of travel. Number 2 main bearing was badly worn and the two adjacent rods had a lot of heat damage. My shop thought the main bearings may not have been properly fitted. In another post it was mentioned that a similar problem was being blamed on vibrations from a slipped damper. Damage was also to the number 2 main bearing. See that thread at: http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Topic63384-3-1.aspx Once I tore it down and found the problems I had the block remachined and bored to 292 specs (I had a set of new pistons on hand). Replaced the two heat damaged rods and then the whole assembly was balanced again to compensate for the change of pistons and rods. I hope to have it back in my 56 Vicky soon. Chuck
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By 46yblock - 13 Years Ago
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Patience, Patience. Sounds like you have it. Better luck.
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By pegleg - 13 Years Ago
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Chuck, Mummert's got the timing cover tooling, he's workin' on it. I still have the water pump but I seriously doubt that I'll ever run more. It's complicated enough that I don't make anything on them.
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By stuey - 13 Years Ago
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Frank thanks for the offer but you can rest easy i'll not take you up. the stuff on the impeller was not weld spatter but some greenish glue loctite bearing fix maybe ?? seems tight but i only used my fingers thought i might break something if i used a pry bar/screwdriver Moonshadow thats a dream setup, i've never considered a blower and i think the insurance companies over here would frown stuey
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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You might get by with the McCullouch/Paxton unit as they were available from the Ford/Mercury dealers. Also, as I recall, it was the European market that did the early work on superchargers anyway? Chuck
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By 46yblock - 13 Years Ago
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Picked up my pistons today. This is a 4 cc dome. Piston, pin and locks weigh 642 grams. Seems darn light for a 3.86 piston! 
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By stuey - 13 Years Ago
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Mike they look great... i think i've a fetish for newly machined parts!! have fun with the spirolocs stuey
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By pegleg - 13 Years Ago
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stuey (9/15/2011)
Frank thanks for the offer but you can rest easy i'll not take you up. the stuff on the impeller was not weld spatter but some greenish glue loctite bearing fix maybe ?? seems tight but i only used my fingers thought i might break something if i used a pry bar/screwdriver stuey Stu, OK, but the offer stands. You were one of my very first customers. I won't forget.
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