Sharing my latest project
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Thought I would share some pictures (and a video) of the stages of my latest project.
Manifold Gasket Replacement Album The pictures of the blue bucket with electrodes are the manifolds being de-rusted via electrolysis. After that I cleaned the manifolds with degreaser, followed by acetone, and coated with POR-15 Factory Manifold Gray. The gasket set, and stud set came from Kanter. All fit perfectly. The only thing missing from the stud/nut set is the thick manifold washers. I couldn't find those anywhere in the Raleigh area, so I used grade 8 washers, doubled up. What a huge improvement in how the engine runs. I can only assume that the gasket had been leaking vacuum at one or more of the intakes as well. Chad
Posted on: 2014/6/6 13:34
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Wow, that came out really, really well. Looks great. I'm interested in seeing\hearing how well the POR holds up over time.
Posted on: 2014/6/6 22:50
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When I have to go to all the rusty work of removing a manifold, especially a long intake manifold, I like to take it down to the local machine shop for a surface dressing.
Just took a 100 year old T-model Ford cylinder head down and machinist took 3 passes to get it flat.
Posted on: 2014/6/8 11:00
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Guys,
Thanks for the feedback and positive comments. Getting the manifolds surfaced/dressed is good advice, and I would have done so, except for my own impatience to get back on the road. I was thinking about this over the weekend, and honestly the hardest/most frustrating part of the process was putting the fender back on. It wasn't too hard to line up, but some of the screws and studs were a real bugger to get back in. Does anyone have a source for the thick manifold washers? A couple of the doubled up grade 8 washers have buckled at only 30 lb-ft.
Posted on: 2014/6/9 8:43
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MSC has a wide variety of aircraft-quality extra thick steel washers in many sizes, and no doubt McMaster-Carr does as well. For general industrial equipment MSC in my experience has the widest range of products, and outstanding customer service and delivery.
mscdirect.com/
Posted on: 2014/6/9 8:46
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And if MSC or McMaster doesn't have something, Cli55er found another option he went with for his 55 engine.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb ... ic.php?post_id=93555#forumpost93555
Posted on: 2014/6/9 9:26
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Thanks for the links and hints for the thick washers.
Now that I got a little prodding, I am finding them all over the place. There are many suppliers to choose from, with lots of options in 3/16" thick, some even as thick as 1/4". Edit 6/10: I wound up ordering these: 3/8 x 1" x 3/16 thick washers from Amazon. Thanks, Chad
Posted on: 2014/6/9 11:10
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