That engine looks too pretty to put oil in! Awesome build, man! I'm hoping to start putting my h series back together soon. Previous owner said it was stock, but when I got home it had 5 cylinders. 040-.049 over, and one .060 over. I had it taken to .060 over on all 6, got the rings and cups to match, and shaved the head .015 to clean it up. Hopefully mine fires up as nicely as yours. Lol

 

Well it sure looks AND sounds great.

I had the same dilemma on how to get my engine which I rebuilt in the basement to above ground and out to the garage. (gravity put it down there)
So after cutting down a small tree and making plywood ramps over the stairs I used my old rusty S-10 to squeeze between the remaining trees and haul it up and across the yard. I kept moving the plywood along under the handcart.
It worked, no damage to my friend, me, or the engine and my wife never saw a thing.....she would have had a phone in hand with the first digits of 911 already dialed. My neighbor didn't see a thing either....I had to drive a little across his yard with that circus parade because making turns with a top-heavy engine on a cheapo handcart means you have to go wide.

Tom

 

What a great story Tom! I know we are butting into 3twinridges build thread but we 226 people have some great stories. Here are the latest pictures of my rebuilt 226 being reinstalled into a completed cab and front end. We are doing our best not to scratch anything.





Didn't think the lift would go this high!




Engine almost in place.

 

That 226 sounds like it's ready to go to work! Very nice!

 

Well, I got the engine out of the basement and into the shop. My cleanout was leaking so today I took the pan off to seal the cleanout a little better. I was surprised to find quite a bit of sludge in the pan already and what appeared to be fine metal shavings. I had put marvel mystery oil in so hoping all of that was in the oil passages and that I don't have an issue on assembly. Filled it back up with oil and will see what pressure I get.

JB

 

Thanks,now I know mine can be rebuilt,I found .030 in mine, How many head bolts are you using to secure chain?

 

I am trying again to send some pics of my engine removal and bracket we made thanks

 

Got the engine warm on the stand. Oil pressure is about 30 hot idle and a little above 60 mid rpm. I checked #6 and #5 cylinders and both had 100 lbs so I called it a night. The dirt and shavings I found still bug me but I am going to run it and see if that clears up. The good news is that my cleanout isn't leaking.

 

Did you hot tank the bare block and head? There are a lot of places for gunk to hide out, I'd just do frequent oil changes for a while, and use a good filter.

Do the 6's have sludge traps in the crank throws?

 

Ross I cleaned everything except the oil passages. Looking back I should have done that. Next time I will go the extra mile to get the passage plugs out. And no the crank doesn't have the sludge traps like the 8ba does.

 

When I did the compression test I didn't hold the throttle open, I might have gotten to 105 if I did. My plugs had oil all over them which is why it's smoking so bad. I need to put it in the truck and run it around the county for a few hours.

 

I call Shotgun!!!



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Tom you are welcome any time. Instead of gas money though you would have to help me install the front windshield trim!

JB

 

Hey JB, great job on the rebuild! Quite an inspiration. I have a couple of questions for you about the clutch/backing plate...

I'm in the process of swapping in a 3 speed to replace my crashbox 4 speed. The 226 I have came with a flywheel drilled for the 11" clutch/backing plate, so I ordered replacements for both from Van Pelts... what concerns me is that the replacement backing plate looks the same as the 11" you had problems with... I'm guessing that they were ultimately manufactured by the same parts factory... Did you ever figure out exactly why it wouldn't adjust out correctly?

I also have the original 11" backing plate, which is in good condition, but needs some resurfacing. Would you suggest using this instead, as you did?

Thanks,

badger_hound

 

the issue was the clutch fork. It was bent and not engaging the bearing correctly. I had to replace it.

JB