NJACE TECH SESSION - ENGINE REBUILD - DAY 2 OF
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In 2011, we built a spare engine for Ken Schifftner's Corvair. Here are photos from the
second day's work -
December 3.
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Brian O'Neill checking oil pump gear clearance with a feeler gage.
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Clearance is determined by the thickness of the gasket for the oil pump cover.
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Driving home the oil pump cover bolts
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And finishing the job with a torque wrench.
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When in doubt, lookup the torque specs in the Corvair shop manual.
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Checking ring gap in the cylinders before installing the rings on the pistons.
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Brian installs the rings onto the pistons by hand.
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Ken Schifftner prefers to install the rings with a special tool.
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Al Lacki attempts to align the ring gaps so they are on opposite sides of the piston.
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Brian inspects Lacki's work to ensure the ring gaps are properly aligned.
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Installing one of the cylinder jugs on the crankcase.
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Oops! We need to remove the top cover to install the rod caps!
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Access to the rod cap nuts is through the top cover. Tight!
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Lubing the journals before installing the rod caps.
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All six cylinders finally installed.
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Reinstalling the top cover, after installing the rod caps.
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Installing the top cover. Be sure to include the tin baffles and gaskets inside!
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Torquing the top cover bolts.
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Lasagna-shaped air-baffles are installed with snap clips.
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Smearing anti-seize on head gaskets and head gasket surfaces.
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Fitting one of the two cylinder heads over the head studs.
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Sometimes, the head studs need persuasion to align with the holes in the heads.
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Pushing the head home.
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Getting ready to install head nuts.
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First head nut gets screwed on. A combination of nuts and rocker arm studs keep the heads in place.
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Al Lacki assembles the rocker arm studs onto push rod guide plates. A Viton o-ring goes on the back end.
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Joe uses a nut driver to snug down the rocker arm studs and head nuts.
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Lubing the rocker arm balls.
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Torquing the rocker arm studs.
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Torquing the head nuts. The rocker arm studs and head nuts must be torqued in steps and in proper sequence.
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Easy job! Installing a valve cover!
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Several guys moved the engine to the floor.
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Ken Schifftner aligns the flywheel bolt holes to match the holes on the end of the crank.
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Ken Schifftner installing the flywheel bolts.
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Out comes the torque wrench again!
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Installing the dummy input shaft.
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And installing the pressure plate.
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