 Day 400 of the "Tune up" |
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| Jesco Reient |
 Aug 23 2013, 09:45 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 18-July 12 From: Western Washington Member No.: 14,690 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
OK so Day 400 was a good day, Engine Break-in Ran at 2500 RPM for 25 minutes, allowed it to cool. Then took a breaker bar and turned it over for feel, perfectly smooth. Very Happy. Used IDF 40 carburetors for the break in, next installing the D-Jet then drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
So for those that don't know why I call this the "Tune Up", that is what it started as after being in storage for ten years, I was going to sort out the FI, install new plugs, and drive it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) But the issues started mounting to the point, that the tune up required pulling the cylinders, then splitting the case, then an align bore was indicated as mandatory. I started looking around for who to align bore the case and did not like the looks of what I saw. After much soul searching I decided to build the tooling necessary to align bore the case. My primary background throughout my career was overhaul of racing Rolls Royce V-12 engines and also Racing Curtiss Wright 18 cylinder radial engines. Both of these endeavors required fixture and tooling design and build, so moving forward I have now align bored the engine and had a successful break in, so for today the feeling is Yay! the 914 is breathing again, and soon my wife will be able to enjoy her car. |
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| jbyron |
Aug 23 2013, 09:48 AM
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Jamie Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 17-July 07 From: Ballwin, MO Member No.: 7,916 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Awesome! Keep the updates coming.
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| Dave_Darling |
Aug 23 2013, 10:05 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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After working on those monsters, I bet the Type IV was cake!
--DD |
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