I'll bring a spare alternator for ya should it lose oil pressure

LOL! i'm not brining a spare engine this trip.........spare pump may arrive there this time tho! 

Can I borrow your bore guages?

Ray

really not even a year on the site yet well whatever its been fun talking shit with you guys have a great weekend fockers

You comin to the Father's day deal? Just a ted north of Martinez..........

Ray

Ray, I don't think you heard me the first 5 times....#4 was the ONLY main that was replaced. Give your theory a rest.

As far as roosts....I got a new setup I am bringing to the table.

Oh jeezuz..........

Ray

makes me feel better too

 

Gettin a new heart and you're leaving a Chebbie in it? You were halfways there!

Ray

This is a sincere question coupled with my opinion. I can't imagine the machine shop removing more than .005 from the caps to begin the process. (could be wrong) after honing back round this should only raise the crank .0025. I don't know what they use to register the new crank centerline. I just can't believe that .0025 would matter. I wonder how much the block moves and mishapes during operation. Agreed, if you start in the wrong place it probably won't get better. BUT, I  would rather have round holes .0025 higher than an out of round hole in the wrong spot. As for lining up the bores with the "NEW" crank centerline .0025 (new crank location) at 45 degrees (new crank location in regard to the existing cylinder centerline) at 7" (rod plus pin height) is about .020 degrees.
My opinion;
I have a tough time swallowing .020 degrees having ANY impact on anything.
My question;
Does this amount really matter?

On the other hand, I do see the impact of having a loose timing chain. Although, if we run the calcs on a 3" timing gear moving the crank .0025 only results in less than 1/2 a crank degree. When degreeing a cam I am always satisfied if I am within 1/2 a degree. If you subscribe to the theory that the cam will use the play in the chain (rotate forward and backward based either on the the chain springing or valve springs pushing the cam forward) the most impact that could have is 1 degree total.

Ok, I'm done.

Ron's got a point. Most don't even degree a cam in properly, so yeah, splitting hairs on this. (Homeblown, you're dead ballls on with the way I think and do it, BUT remember two things. First, the timing chain, and not depending on engine, will never go slack on the "pull"side at speed. Yes ramp ups and downs can cause issue at low RPM, but at the speeds we work with, doesn't really exist.)  Stretch is more of a worry, and honestly, how many people who have an opinion on this actually "re-time" or "re-degree" a cam after some good hours on it? I do, and hadda buy offset keys............

What Pat is trying to say, and I whole heartedly agree, Is expect perfection and go from there and do not accept substandard work. In dealing with the cam degreeing issue later? well, those CAN be over come.

Ray 

Pat, I'm totally into this!! This should be a new reality show... we can take to things unrelated and run them against eachother... like a 1/4 mile drag car and run it on a nascar track against a nascar... and a top fuel hydro and run it in an offshore race!! I'd watch, thats all I'm saying.

Guys don't get so upset. We are all friends here.

LOL! It's all in fun!

I fixed my neighbors bass boat last week (Can''t remember who told me I dinged my man card doing so, but......). Little 75 Merc on that thing, and CRAP does it shit and git! 

Ray

Points? Whats "Points"

Must be sumpin from the Museum of Natural History............

Ray

Dude, what you do, and how your big ass does it day in, day out, day after day, I'll never understand. But I will ALWAYS respect and support you for doing it! 

Did not mean to offend, It was all meant to be funny!

I guess I should just keep making fun of the Messicans............Since I live with them, they don'r speak the language, and have no idea I'm making fun of them,,,,,,,

Ray

Probably dead on with that! 

Reminds me of when Pickle didn't run so good at Blythe last year. Had Mike ('Tard) in the boat and he said "you got a serious Vacuum leak" .........I couldn't hear it, can't beleive his old deaf ass could either. Figured he was just messing with me as usual......Between him and Terry, dunno HOW I keep my sanity, anyways........

Yeah, that's what it was! Ticking noise from a vacuum leak!

Mike, I apologize..........this ONE TIME, you were dead balls on...........

Ray

I have a set, Comes with the whole engine, the boat, the trailer, the titles.........etc, etc.....

 

Ray

all sold out! is there a hotel near by? or a place for me to camp? hahah

There's also Motel 6 in Parker. not that far away

Ray

Quote from: IRRebel on June 01, 2011, 03:35:29 PM

TDawg roped me into that one last summer! Never polished a Powerglide before.....or ever will again for that matter.......But his boat DID SHINE!



Oh C'mon Ray it IS getting a ittle dull and you ARE comming up inna month or so...... Nobody else has ever been able to make it sparkle like you do.....

Yeah, allright, I'll do it.....Only 'cuz its you and if you promise to not be grumpy about it........

Ray