PhilA Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 I took the lower oil pan off the gearbox again. The brake bands require an initial adjustment in order to function correctly. The rear band is set by measuring the distance from the rear of the servo to the end of the pin. It's meant to be 5 7/16". Slack, it's quite a bit more than that. I wound the adjustment bolt in. Accounting for parallax, that's now set correctly. Adjustment locknut tightened up and that called done. The front band is a little more difficult to set- this plug needs to come out, a 7/16" insert needs to go in with a stud or bolt down the center that can be used to accurately wind the piston down by 300 thou'. Once that's preloaded the band adjuster is tightened up until the band is snug. I need to go to the hardware store to get a brass fitting (easy to tap a thread in) to do this, then I can put the oil pan back on and think about the fluid torus. Phil Skizzer, LightBulbFun, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Witchcraft wuvvum, LightBulbFun, BlankFrank and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Hardware store this morning. Bought a brass fitting and a bolt. Got busy with a tap. Put a thread through the center of the fitting. The hole the plug in the servo sits in is blind threaded so it seals; this allows something to be screwed through all the way and push the piston in. I put a rounded end on the bolt as it has to push and turn against the piston face. The brass fitting screws into the plug hole. The bolt then screwed down to meet the piston. A bit of math later and 5¾ turns brings it in 0.3" and then the band adjustment is tightened up and locked off. Tool removed, plug reinstalled and everything else put back together. Cleaned it up and gave it a coat of paint. Need to get some green to do the data plate. Phil mat_the_cat, Asimo, beko1987 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Fuck me, back here in Blighty somebody would be nominating you for a gong, probably MBE (my bloody effort). After the phenonimel work on this, do you intend to stand for President next?. PhilA and LightBulbFun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 19 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Fuck me, back here in Blighty somebody would be nominating you for a gong, probably MBE (my bloody effort). After the phenonimel work on this, do you intend to stand for President next?. No, just reassemble and drive. If it works, that's good enough for now! Phil busmansholiday, scdan4 and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Ok, that's the flywheel cover painted and bolted on... Well, might as well get the torus housing located on the rings. Psh, the primary torus can go in too. We got this far so the secondary can go on and get bolted in. Hell, might as well get it hooked up to the crane, too. Currently trying to remove really old sealant from the flywheel. Phil RayMK, Skizzer, scdan4 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 hour ago, PhilA said: Hell, might as well get it hooked up to the crane, too. Currently trying to remove really old sealant from the flywheel. Phil Frogchod, LightBulbFun, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Cleaned the flywheel, applied sealant as per book then put gasket on. Did a progressive 10-25-30 lb/ft torque on the flywheel bolts. Need to torque the housing correctly but that's pretty much done. Need to pull the manifolds off again and redo the valve clearances while it's out and access is the best it can be. Then, need to finish the wiring loom in the engine bay (just needs wrapped), clean and paint the passenger side inner wing and then it can all go back in. Phil mat_the_cat, RayMK, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 7 hours ago, PhilA said: Cleaned the flywheel, applied sealant as per book then put gasket on. Did a progressive 10-25-30 lb/ft torque on the flywheel bolts. Need to torque the housing correctly but that's pretty much done. Need to pull the manifolds off again and redo the valve clearances while it's out and access is the best it can be. Then, need to finish the wiring loom in the engine bay (just needs wrapped), clean and paint the passenger side inner wing and then it can all go back in. Phil being able to attach the gearbox to the engine must be a big achievement in all of this! I well and truly doff my cap to you sir! (well my hubnut beanie ) I love how big the gearbox looked and now how small it looks again back on the engine LOL Just whatever you do don't forget to put fluid in the gearbox! PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Saw this = Thought of you.... RayMK and PhilA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 im sure youve said why are they different colors? not all painted engine color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 52 minutes ago, hairnet said: im sure youve said why are they different colors? not all painted engine color? Personal preference. The engine was originally a dark green (Brunswick green) and the gearbox battleship gray. The car is custom all blues so I followed a theme. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 I changed the engine oil. It needed doing. Then I filled the transmission up (10 quarts! - 9½ litres) and decided I should check see if it at least wanted to work... Phil scdan4, STUNO, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, PhilA said: I changed the engine oil. It needed doing. Then I filled the transmission up (10 quarts! - 9½ litres) and decided I should check see if it at least wanted to work... Phil very awesome stuff! I wonder, I know with rebuilt/new engines they have a running in period/procedure do rebuilt gearboxes and the such like have one or not so much? spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Usually just a fluid flush a little earlier than regular interval. Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 farkin ell what does engine take if the (far smaller) box is 9.5 !!!!!! ? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PhilA Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, hairnet said: farkin ell what does engine take if the (far smaller) box is 9.5 !!!!!! ? Somewhere around 6 liters. Don't forget the fluid coupling takes a lot to fill up. Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Brilliant PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 ....... something for the weekend, sir? PhilA, RayMK and scdan4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Last night I dug out my little hand pump vacuum and went to test the distributor advance mechanism. At first glance the diaphragm is good because it'll take and hold a decent vacuum. But, it didn't move. Oh. That might be why. Let's unhook the vacuum arm from the condenser clip. No bueno. Took the vacuum unit off and tested it- moved nicely. Pulled the condenser off to get it out of the way... Some cretin has used a screw there's about 1/2" too long and has bent the plate up and jammed it against the mechanism below. Attacked the screw with a hacksaw and bent the plate back. Free to move but the maximum vacuum advance makes the engine run like crap so that may need to be adjusted- someone's already been in there and has bent the stopper tab (that limits the amount of advance available) so that may need to be fettled a little. It was working well enough with no vacuum advance so limiting that should help it not be lumpy at light throttle. Phil scdan4, somewhatfoolish, tooSavvy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Loomed up the wiring under the hood and made sure the clamp brackets fit. Cleaned up and straightened out the hood pull, might be able to make that work. Adjusted the carburetor automatic choke mechanism. Also uncovered the alternator part number: Shows it's a 63A rebuilt Delco 10SI. I am not sure the diode pack is still good, but at least now I know which one it takes and it's not expensive. Phil Tickman, LightBulbFun, scdan4 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Massive engine is still massive. Have to say, rebuilding this old battlecruiser looks a lot more rewarding than having a bitter old Renault break itself every time you fixed something unrelated on the ungreatful old bastard. PhilA, scdan4, LightBulbFun and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Well, how it behaves once it's back on the road is yet to be seen... It may end up being as bitter and ungrateful as the Renault. No telling at this point! Phil somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Look on the bright side Phil. You'll still have spent less on this than whoever bought that BMW for the same.money that was next to it in the car lot in your first post. PhilA and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 3 hours ago, PhilA said: Well, how it behaves once it's back on the road is yet to be seen... It may end up being as bitter and ungrateful as the Renault. No telling at this point! Phil go outside right now and give it a stroke on the way flip the bird to the renault LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, busmansholiday said: Look on the bright side Phil. You'll still have spent less on this than whoever bought that BMW for the same.money that was next to it in the car lot in your first post. the beemer wouldnt be worth what the sticker said right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 3 hours ago, PhilA said: Well, how it behaves once it's back on the road is yet to be seen... Phil broken, it putzed up and down the street itll be roight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 1:33 PM, hairnet said: Witchcraft /\ WHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Little bit of work tonight. First, reset valves. Second, get things ready. Need some nuts and bolts for the rear cradle, gonna see about getting that tomorrow. Then it can go back in. Phil paulplom, tooSavvy, somewhatfoolish and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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