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Offline H.G. Wells

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Re: Pulled threads on #3 main
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2014, 09:39:30 AM »
Just to follow up since I know everyone is worried about how this turns out....

Motor is going to be torn down to bare block and goes to the machine shop.
Will use a timesert and a combination of grease on a bit, proper jig, then cleaning out the passage, for just a few bucks more than what I would spend on the timesert kit.
That way if we find more holes that need repair the cost only goes up a little.

And I will sleep better.
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Re: Pulled threads on #3 main
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2014, 01:43:19 PM »
Before you start machining - inject the oil galleys with shaving cream, that will keep 99.9% of the chips out and when finnished use a vacuum cleaner to suck it all out.

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Re: Pulled threads on #3 main
« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2014, 03:33:00 PM »
Before you start machining - inject the oil galleys with shaving cream, that will keep 99.9% of the chips out and when finnished use a vacuum cleaner to suck it all out.

Shaving cream.....now there's a great idea.
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Re: Pulled threads on #3 main
« Reply #18 on: May 07, 2014, 04:21:15 PM »
Old racer back in the 70's recommended using shaving cream in head water passages to prevent anything in head from falling into cyl. on install . Been using it since .

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Re: Pulled threads on #3 main
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 2014, 05:58:40 PM »
Shaving cram huh? what a neat idea, I will try that.
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