Well,,I have managed to put out a few more fires on the home front and am just about ready to get back on my TO20 web crack repairs and hopefully start the re-assembly of the engine,,,(fingers crossed)
I started second guessing myself and am again looking at how to pressure test the cooling water jacket to prove my welding repairs before proceeding with the assembly. I set the crank in the bearings to check if any flexing of the block after weld repairs and the crank spins by hand with the main caps torqued to spec, so that issue is laid to rest.
I see where new radiator caps are spec'ed at 5# so,,one and one half times design (7.5 Lbs) should be plenty,,,right? Dang, my house water pressure is bout 38#, so a regulator "Might" need to be used,,,surely these blocks can withstand 38#,,,??? I guess I could fashion a 1/2" water column bout 7 feet high,,,,??
My "OTHER" request for info is back to the dang oil filter relocation to external application. I thought the guy that posted here some time ago,,had a DANG GOOD IDEA, but there seems to NOT be much interest,,,,wonder WHY,,??
Comments,,??
I started second guessing myself and am again looking at how to pressure test the cooling water jacket to prove my welding repairs before proceeding with the assembly. I set the crank in the bearings to check if any flexing of the block after weld repairs and the crank spins by hand with the main caps torqued to spec, so that issue is laid to rest.
I see where new radiator caps are spec'ed at 5# so,,one and one half times design (7.5 Lbs) should be plenty,,,right? Dang, my house water pressure is bout 38#, so a regulator "Might" need to be used,,,surely these blocks can withstand 38#,,,??? I guess I could fashion a 1/2" water column bout 7 feet high,,,,??
My "OTHER" request for info is back to the dang oil filter relocation to external application. I thought the guy that posted here some time ago,,had a DANG GOOD IDEA, but there seems to NOT be much interest,,,,wonder WHY,,??
Comments,,??