A little late but better than never
 

Got off to a late start but the motors are out for a little update, rings, bearings, cams, redo heads with some bowl work, matching ect. ect.. Jr. and I had a great time pulling them out, took some photos thought i'd share.

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25 ton Demag made moving things easy

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You should have built bigger garage!!! :D

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First motor came out no problem

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More :rolleyes:

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Don't worry Russ, you got plenty time....I saw snow flakes today.

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Get her runnin now!!!


Is your wife getting a Cig or what? ... Your here a lot!!!

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Naw it's big enough, cool thing is when I fill the bay up and water test her inside :eek: :cool: :cool:

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Both out and a nasty bilge

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What was up with that?? your never safe in Chicago untill after April :rolleyes:

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A peek inside

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Number 2 on the starbord side poped a head gasket. sure am glad I found out this way :rolleyes:

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More :D

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Why a gear drive for timing? I figured the harmonics from the drives would be hard on that?

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Reinstalling the gear drives wouldn't be my first choice.

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Looks good Russ.

Just a little side note I find it eaier to pull the trans with the motor. Alot less bending over the back of the motor getting those bolts off. you can slide it out with the drives on. But pull the drives before reinstalling them. You need to check the U-Joints anyway

Good catch on the head gasket. Could of been bad.

Mark

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When you say bad, do you mean bad like a sunday morning hangoverheadache? Or bad like a broken leg from trying out your kid's snowboard? :drink:

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OK somebody start talking about why gear drive cams are bad.
They have worked perfect for 300 + hrs. What issues do they present???? Thought they were less prone to fail then chains + more accurate.

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Yes I see that Mark. That is the way I would do it next time. I do have plans to replace the u-joints. I started to have a small vib at the end of the season when turning that was not there before.

Did you get out on the water for a test run this weekend???

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Hi Dave
Hangovers arn't that bad cuz you can just pop another one and wala headache gone. Now on the other hand a busted leg from snowboarding could be a bad day :D

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No I should have some Demo props this weekend from throttle up to try. I plan on testing Saturday.

Mark

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Think you will have her back together by the fun run in June ? I hope to be up and running by then.

Mark, have fun Saturday. I hope the weather cooperates.

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Yes I should be back together by early June with all the bugs if any worked out by the fun run.

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Gear drives are a direct link from crank to cam, therefore they transfer harmonics from each. if a crank is a little off balance, it will transfer through the gears, as to what extent, I'm not sure, but a good way to think is, if you hold a stick out and give a little shake on one end, the harmonics will make the other end shake much more. I'm sure they are good, other wise people wouldnt use them, but in all my street motors I've always used a cloyes true roller with adjustable tabs. Send a pm to JC or Laz Mesa, They might be able to specify more details...Rob