Originally Posted by JW51
Looking good.

Remind me. Are you modding this engine to do pressurized rod oiling?
Yes, the impetus for this was that I burnt out the #1 rod last fall. Figured it was time to fix the babbit rod spray oiler issue once and for all. This should be a dependable engine once it's put together. This build is requiring a bit less "creative metal butchering" than Jerry's builds.
The one unusual snag was the piston skirts interfering with the crank counterbalances. Should be a relatively easy fix once I track down a lathe to use. One good friend has two of them, but neither is operational at the moment. Will be trying a different source. I could take them to the machine shop and pay for them to be cut down, but the friend route is better.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.