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Thank you!! gshadel and Gerald J.

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Bruce(OR)

01-19-2008 15:15:27




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After removing my head from my posterior I realized, with your great assistance, that not one, but all the connecting rods were installed backwards. There is something to be said about consistency. Now to pull the center main and ensure that it also is not installed "Bass-Ackwards" and then to grind down a screwdriver to stuff in the rear main packing string. Thank you once again for your kind assistance! P.S. All the numbers line up on the caps & rods.

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Gerald J.

01-19-2008 18:45:55




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 Re: Thank you!! gshadel and Gerald J. in reply to Bruce(OR), 01-19-2008 15:15:27  
The rods and the crankshaft should turn fairly freely when its assembled right. VW manuals used to require a rod (without piston) would fall from horizontal under its own weight. Not necessarily fall fast but should fall. If the caps are wrong or the clearance too small that won't happen.

Gerald J.



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Bruce(OR)

01-19-2008 20:25:15




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 Re: Thank you!! gshadel and Gerald J. in reply to Gerald J., 01-19-2008 18:45:55  
This ain't quite an air cooled VW with wider clearances for the excessive heat but it does rotate easily enough especially considering it is being built inside a tent with 32+/- degree temps outside and the prelube goo does not like to flow too goood at these temps. Looks like I might spin it over initially without sparkplugs to get oil pressure first.



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Gerald J.

01-19-2008 20:44:18




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 Re: Thank you!! gshadel and Gerald J. in reply to Bruce(OR), 01-19-2008 20:25:15  
Building oil pressure is always a great idea.

There is some evidence that most of an engine's wear is during starting before the oil pressure gets up and there are schemes like storing oil at pressure in a tank and releasing that to the lubrication system or using an electric auxiliary oil pump to bring up pressure. It would be handy to apply that pressurized oil in a T at the block tap for the oil pressure gauge.

Gerald J.

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