You guys are all going to be excited when my next purchase arrives next week.

20.1cc relief. Maybe this picture will help you see it better. They weigh 386g each.

 

Yeah that picture shows it a lot better. That's a good dish.

 

Aiming for roughly 9.5-1 compression or how far in the hole are you leaving the pistons? Always fun when parts start showing up.

 

Those sure are pretty... the photo is worth framing, I am smiling, knowing how nice this motor is going to be... btw.. got home to Baja on Th. afternoon... my old rig fired right up, after 3 months sitting... I'm thinking that the Stabill sure helps...

Baja

 

You'll find out next week when the goodies show up.

 

I had a few cans of the spray can of that foaming cylinder coating for Marine dry dock Storage. "Great stuff that is"

If you used anything like that type of stuff then yes, I understand your ez startup Baja.

I recommend that foaming marine store stuff to anyone who going to let an engine sit in the cold garages until spring/summer.
Orich

 

My dad's 1963 GMC has been in the garage for a long time now but the engine still runs on the nine-year-old fuel.

 

Must not have any ethanol

 

Actually, you might be right. I didn't think of that.

 

Each time I go North, to the "Land of Plenty", I put StaBil in all the vehicles, even though, we do not have any ethanol in our Mexican fuel. Deo Gracias... Still, gas ages, and tar&gum build up in a carb in as little as 3 months. In 1984, I parked my old rig, in my barn, and left for 13 years. It took a bit of cranking with a new battery, but it fired up on that old gas, with 5 gal of new added. Smoke filled my barn, but it ran. Now I treat the old rig a lot better. Perhaps, I was born to retire, and take better care of my stuff... Must be a lesson in there somewhere..??

Baja

 

The old gas turned to something like kerosene. The ethanol gas turns green and stinks. Using the ethanol gas when it's old has been known to create sticking intake valves. Bye bye engine.

 

Damn Ethanol!!!

 

Update! Woo. So I got fed up with working the same hours as the machine shop was open, so I sent my dad down to go pick it up for me. It costed a whopping $30! Which was a happy surprise. The big name shop around town would charge $100.

I completely forgot how grey cast iron is. I'm so used to the brownish colour.

 

Alright Tro get on it! I want to see it running tomorrow afternoon!

 

Tro, the guy who came over and painted my motor for me, is the owner of the local body shop, and has about 40 years experience in paint... He bought the paint, (Ford Blue), in an industrial paint supplier, and sprayed 3 coats on my motor. I only mention this, as he put on a coat, waited about 10 or 15 minutes, coated it again, and after another wait, he did the 3rd coat. He said that the short wait period was important, as it allows the paint time to 'Tac up', for good adhesion for the 2nd & 3rd coats. I had no idea that this was the pro painters way, but it worked really well... Obviously, I am not a pro painter...nor a chemist, but will go with the pro...

Baja