PhilA Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 1 hour ago, hairnet said: https://www.ebay.com/itm/123860934265 https://www.ebay.com/itm/281118669744 dunno why this is sooo cheap when theres ones for 100 bucks + https://www.ebay.com/itm/231436637609 also see above why rebuild when new is cheaper can you rayjay the 318 64-66 specific, the later ones are more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 Pulled hard enough, the indicator assembly came off. The gearshift selector is all loose. End of the arm has a pin on it that fits in the detents, prevents shifting from Park etc without first pulling the lever towards you. Lever arm polished up okay though. That's the rest of it that needs to come apart now to see why it's so wibbly wobbly (technical term). Phil Dan_ZTT, djim, Stanky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 2 hours ago, PhilA said: Lever arm polished up okay though. That's the rest of it that needs to come apart now to see why it's so wibbly wobbly (technical term). Phil too much irish stout from nola brewery PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 The difference between the climate of Mississippi and New Mexico is visible here. Replacement even still has the cadmium coating on the shaft. It's also officially the nicest chrome on the car. RayMK, somewhatfoolish, Low Horatio gearbox and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Decided today to pull the engine apart because the weather was nice. Pretty nasty. Wasp nest in the oil gallery was a nice touch All four rear pots were full of water. Heads are equally bad. Cuban rebuild on the pistons and block (wire brush). Water was sat all the way up in the intake. Nasty. I've lost my valve spring compressor. Improvised with a G clamp but I need to make a cage for the top. It then started to rain so I packed up and head in, out of energy. Need new manifold gaskets. djim, Saabnut, CreepingJesus and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Monday at 11:58 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 11:58 PM Bought a tool at AutoZone because I couldn't find mine. Valves all out, I'll start cleaning it up another night. LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking, Low Horatio gearbox and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Tuesday at 02:33 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 02:33 AM Clean up commence. These valves are seriously ropey. The sealing faces were also all burned and I'm surprised I had any compression at all. They recieved a do-or-die reface and will be lapped into the seats. Fun times LightBulbFun, sdkrc, Datsuncog and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted Tuesday at 03:02 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:02 PM On 8/8/2022 at 12:35 AM, PhilA said: It then started to rain so I packed up and head in, out of energy Eat shit with more sugar in it Nice.one phil PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Tuesday at 11:21 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:21 PM To my surprise, they all lapped in well. That's that one done. One more to go. Garythesnail, captain_70s, CreepingJesus and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Friday at 02:18 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 02:18 AM You can see how badly the valve faces were burned, with a gentle skim the divot is left behind. Easily two thou'. Taken back down to flat. And repeat. I'll do the intake valves tomorrow. CreepingJesus, mercedade, Low Horatio gearbox and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Friday at 01:33 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 01:33 PM Also, please note this isn't a permanent repair thing. This engine is so far beyond trashed it's just to get it running. When I tried it before the compression was so poor all it would do was pop and burp a little. I had enough compression on only two cylinders to even make the starter motor labor. In normal running now I would expect a couple thousand miles out of those valves at best. Low Horatio gearbox and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted Friday at 02:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:05 PM Haven't been on this thread in a while, forgot how good it was. Giving me motivation to work on mine. Really enjoying the updates and the workarounds, cracking work @PhilA PhilA and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Friday at 04:30 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 04:30 PM Real Cheap Rebuild, that's all. This valve, stored underwater, didn't fare well. It did clean up and I'm claiming now it's a performance part based upon golf ball physics; the pattern of dimples helps break up the boundary layer and allows for better gas flow. Some were better than others. That can go together if time allows. BlankFrank, somewhatfoolish, danthecapriman and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted Friday at 08:32 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:32 PM 6 hours ago, PhilA said: Also, please note this isn't a permanent repair thing... In normal running now I would expect a couple thousand miles out of those valves at best. I don't know, depending on what the bottom end is like I wouldn't be surprised if you got 20000+ out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Friday at 09:19 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 09:19 PM 46 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said: I don't know, depending on what the bottom end is like I wouldn't be surprised if you got 20000+ out of it The bottom end is well within factory spec. That's what is a shame with this engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Friday at 10:34 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 10:34 PM I decided to get a little Heath Robinson and connected the remains of the shed wiring up to the generator. Nice idea in principle but all modern electronics are crap and all 3 of the LED lights above the benches went POP within a minute of being switched on. The fluorescent tube continues to work. Still, managed to clean up the cylinder head. Next up, lapping in the valves. Phil LightBulbFun, puddlethumper, Low Horatio gearbox and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted Friday at 11:04 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:04 PM That last valve would concern me, the pits are really deep and the head dropping off would spoil your day. Good shade tree mechanicking all the same. 3VOM and PhilA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Friday at 11:19 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 11:19 PM 13 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: That last valve would concern me, the pits are really deep and the head dropping off would spoil your day. Good shade tree mechanicking all the same. That's all this is, yup. I picked down into the pits and the camera made them look worse than they are. That's the intake valve so hotspots are less of a concern. If the exhaust valves looked like that I would agree more. CreepingJesus and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted Friday at 11:27 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 11:27 PM The fusible resistors went and fused. Pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted yesterday at 01:40 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:40 AM The day cooled off a little. Lapped in the valves, it got a bit late to be running the generator so I packed up and will refit the springs tomorrow. danthecapriman, Dyslexic Viking, somewhatfoolish and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago This is an ungrateful bastard of an engine. Trying to figure why it refuses to run. Saabnut and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago What a shit. Distributor timing 180 degrees out? PhilA and Garythesnail 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago 24 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said: What a shit. Distributor timing 180 degrees out? Winnar winnar CHICEN DINNAR Yeah, I'm a dumbass and forgot you can get the timing at TDC on the wrong stroke with the dizzy in backwards. Started up and ran briefly on all 8. I'll go get a rebuild kit for the carb, they've got them on the shelf at the auto store. Datsuncog, djim, Garythesnail and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Great result! I may have previously made the same error... PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago the inspection guy is gonna love you when you turn up in that shit phil you all the cool cars maaaan PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago Put the rebuild kit on the carb. Float keeps sticking down which is a pain. Also it keeps sneezing back out the carb and trying to set me on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted 11 hours ago Author Share Posted 11 hours ago I might have blown the power valve out on the carb. That'll be a pain in the ass if I have. I'll just block the thing off if I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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