Building a 302
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Building a 302
Hey I am in the middle of building my 302. Question is on the rings am I correct that they are to be like a 150 degrees aparts and any tips would be greatly apriciated on reasembling it.
Thanks Mike
Thanks Mike
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Building a 302
the 150 degree spacing is correct. advice on assemling is keep it clean , measure everything thoroughly before assembling, and use good tools and parts. don't cut any ccorners to get it together faster or cheaper. you will pay for this later on if you do. also, invest in an engine stand,(rent or buy it, they are cheap), this makes assembling a lot easier,as you can rotate the engine on the stand to put in the parts.
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Building a 302
When putting the engine together, use lots of oil. Put
lots of oil on the pistons/rings when installing. That's
what I think is ridiculous when I watch TNN on Sunday. They
will build an engine and assemble it dry! They were building
a Ford 9 inch rear and didn't lube anything before they put
it together.
lots of oil on the pistons/rings when installing. That's
what I think is ridiculous when I watch TNN on Sunday. They
will build an engine and assemble it dry! They were building
a Ford 9 inch rear and didn't lube anything before they put
it together.
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Building a 302
>When putting the engine together, use
>lots of oil. Put
>
>lots of oil on the pistons/rings
>when installing. That's
>what I think is ridiculous when
>I watch TNN on Sunday.
> They
>will build an engine and assemble
>it dry! They were
>building
>a Ford 9 inch rear and
>didn't lube anything before they
>put
>it together.
Did you actually expect those guys to get their hands dirty? :-)
The best way to oil a piston is a small coffee can half filled with oil. Just dip the piston before installing it.
Roger Lane
Test Analyst
Sr. Automated Test Engineer
IBP, Inc.
>lots of oil. Put
>
>lots of oil on the pistons/rings
>when installing. That's
>what I think is ridiculous when
>I watch TNN on Sunday.
> They
>will build an engine and assemble
>it dry! They were
>building
>a Ford 9 inch rear and
>didn't lube anything before they
>put
>it together.
Did you actually expect those guys to get their hands dirty? :-)
The best way to oil a piston is a small coffee can half filled with oil. Just dip the piston before installing it.
Roger Lane
Test Analyst
Sr. Automated Test Engineer
IBP, Inc.
