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Sombody make the circus clown music stop!
It is really just the small things in life. I thought I would be able to throw this thing together with no issues and so I did not pay to have it short blocked at the machine shop.
First it was hanging the pistons, I did not clearance them correctly the first go and had to take them appart and do that. I thought the spirolocs sucked putting them on. Taking them back off was not as much fun as putting them on. (I could hear something, but was not for sure what it was.)
After talking with an engine builder about my setup it was decided I needed to buy another intake. The one I had bought was probably not the best decision for my application. (That noise is a little louder but I still can't tell what it is.)
I short blocked it this weekend, and had a few more issues. I checked tolerances on everything and decided it was good to go. While putting in the 7th piston I realized the rotating assembly would not turn. I could not figure it out, I had to call it a night and go to bed wishing I had bought some beer to help get this job done. When I got up the next morning to figure this issue out it was absolutely obvious. Half the pistons were hung with the rods pointing the wrong way. You know, all exactly the same. (and from that point on I could not make the circus music stop, you know the music that follows the clown around) I had never even thought of that. SCJ pistons have to be put in a certain way and so do the rods. I am now a spiroloc put in and take out speed champ. Can't believe I did not screw one up, and won't be supprised if one fails. The pistons are all in the right direction and the rotating assembly turns as it should with no apparent issues from my mishap.
One of the final mishaps of the shortblock was as I was putting the fuel pump drive on. I had that jigger covered with assembly lube (you know I put that stuff on everything) and somehow managed to drop it. Even better the two pieces came apart and one roled into a pile of, under the lawn mower, stuff. Just ruined another rag to clean that off and start over.
I guess my point of posting this is just to let those novices that are thinking of putting there own build together know some crap you never thought of is gonna happen. Even if you have done one or a couple different kind of motors in the past.
I can tell you one thing when this thing does fire and run, I will be grinning ear to ear. Even if it does not run as well as it "should".
It is really just the small things in life. I thought I would be able to throw this thing together with no issues and so I did not pay to have it short blocked at the machine shop.
First it was hanging the pistons, I did not clearance them correctly the first go and had to take them appart and do that. I thought the spirolocs sucked putting them on. Taking them back off was not as much fun as putting them on. (I could hear something, but was not for sure what it was.)
After talking with an engine builder about my setup it was decided I needed to buy another intake. The one I had bought was probably not the best decision for my application. (That noise is a little louder but I still can't tell what it is.)
I short blocked it this weekend, and had a few more issues. I checked tolerances on everything and decided it was good to go. While putting in the 7th piston I realized the rotating assembly would not turn. I could not figure it out, I had to call it a night and go to bed wishing I had bought some beer to help get this job done. When I got up the next morning to figure this issue out it was absolutely obvious. Half the pistons were hung with the rods pointing the wrong way. You know, all exactly the same. (and from that point on I could not make the circus music stop, you know the music that follows the clown around) I had never even thought of that. SCJ pistons have to be put in a certain way and so do the rods. I am now a spiroloc put in and take out speed champ. Can't believe I did not screw one up, and won't be supprised if one fails. The pistons are all in the right direction and the rotating assembly turns as it should with no apparent issues from my mishap.
One of the final mishaps of the shortblock was as I was putting the fuel pump drive on. I had that jigger covered with assembly lube (you know I put that stuff on everything) and somehow managed to drop it. Even better the two pieces came apart and one roled into a pile of, under the lawn mower, stuff. Just ruined another rag to clean that off and start over.
I guess my point of posting this is just to let those novices that are thinking of putting there own build together know some crap you never thought of is gonna happen. Even if you have done one or a couple different kind of motors in the past.
I can tell you one thing when this thing does fire and run, I will be grinning ear to ear. Even if it does not run as well as it "should".