Mopar Muscle Association UK

Good day sunday
Stripped the crank out of the engine and found no nasties in there.
Mains and one big end thinning but the crank looks clean, so after a good clean measure and a Bananarama! will be std replacement bearings and put it all back together.
Jobs 1/2 a good un.
I just love working on these old side valves, my era I suppose, the head is a slab if pig iron with holes in and the valves come upwards how mad is that

BUmp

Love the old sidevalves,so simple if a little restricted in the tuning dept
At least Henry had got away from cast babbit big ends on that one

To balance the cranks they simply took a grinder to the chunk of metal opposite the counterweight in the centre of the crank the end oil seals are fibre with graphite and the cam gear was originally plastic baker light type stuff.
luckily they make an after market aluminium one

I think a re bore to +20 is on the cards

seals on my hemi 6

graphite coated asbestros fiber rope seal

infact apart from the head its looks rather similar


Dave

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:06 am Post subject:

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seals on my hemi 6

graphite coated asbestros fiber rope seal

infact apart from the head its looks rather similar

You mean you have a row of valves poking up next to your pistons as well

Had to regrind the crank, decided to have hard inserts fitted to the exhaust valve seats while it was on the bench and a re bore with new pistons.
The crank is installed crikey it is heavier than a big block mope one.
Getting the valve assemblies in was a bugger had to improvise a spring compressor from a body clamp by cutting a slot in the bottom and removing the plastic foot.
It has self rotating valves so similar to the normal overhead valve with retainer and collettes.
But as there was not slow release on my home made clamp I just had to line it all up release the clamp with a bang and it either went in or flicked the Collettes all over the place.
All in now and sorted.
Pistons and rods next.

nice one bob, but Bananarama! me if it had valve springs in it like your b1 aint no way you were gonna do that job with that seam sealer gun,

Cannonball wrote:nice one bob, but Bananarama! me if it had valve springs in it like your b1 aint no way you were gonna do that job with that seam sealer gun,

She lives to fight another day
Only prob is the engine is tight and the 6volt stater a bit tired so untill I get it run in I have to park on a hill

Well done Bob. Where have you been lately.

Thanks Del about 10 yards behind you mate when it comes to falling out of the happy tree
Still I keep climbing back up don't know why

that truck is cool bob get some miles into it and free it off, where is naughty and brutus ...............

Cannonball wrote:that truck is cool bob get some miles into it and free it off, where is naughty and brutus ...............

Cheers D The London mobsters are like rocking horse poo?