Just Plain Stupied

[doorgunner]

Trying to stay busy during the holidays to keep my mind from focusing on sad stuff.....

So.....

here's the Port/Polish/Vlave-stem Seals/.035 Headgasket/1.6 Rocker Arm Mod

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this is what I like about my '36--raise up the hood on the side you wanta work on--remove the side-panel from the engine compartment--and there's the head/header right where you want them to be...(Man! That's one nasty looking chrome valve cover!)

already removed the valve cover (it needs a good cleaning)....

I tell ya--that hood is usefull.....

I found my special header-bolt socket (ground down on the outside to fit next to the pipes.....

the header is loose (I unbolted the collector also)....

don't you just hate it when you can lift the header straight out of the engine area and over the fender ........

the head is looking bare.........

I removed all of these & labeled em with a marker pen......

bare(erer)........

I removed the intake manifold bolts from the head (only showing 2 in this pic)....

I popped the head aloose & lifted it out of the way--here's the engine view...

the head is in good shape--hardly no carbon buildup in 50,000 miles--a little oil seepage on some of the valves from the seals being toasted....

removing the valve springs using the mini-removal tool (note: I didn't have to remove the head to do the seals).....

I removed the old black seals & installed the new white hi-temp seal & o-ring (the clear plastic tube that slips over the end of the valve stem helped the seal & o-ring slide onto the valve stem easier).....

************MORE PICS TONIGHT........(errrrrr.....this week) WHEN I START RE-ASSEMBLING THE ENGINE*********



I got started on the porting (only removed 1/16 inch of metal on one edge of each intake port & also had to enlarge gasket openings 1/16 inch on one edge of each opening)

(note: the intake gasket shown is for the driver's side head ...until I buy the correct gasket tomorrow...

I cleaned the gasket area on the block & laid the .035 headgasket in place...

EDIT: Sunday, the 18th......the intake gasket is held to the head with a few drops of gasket sealer to keep it from shifting while I trim it to fit the ports & when I set the head in place on the block (don't try this at home...LOL...I beveled the dowel pins located in the block so that the head would go into place with the intake gasket installed on the head...which saved me from having to remove the intake manifold)

the head is set in place & tightened down according to the torque sequence on my left hand....

the header with the new trimmed exhaust gasket is bolted into place....

the pushrods & the new intake rocker arms are installed & are slightly loose since the lifters haven't been pumped up yet....

everything looked correct, so I cranked the engine which ran rough since the rocker arms weren't snugged up yet---I tightened the slapping rocker arms slowly until the lifters pumped up---the engine idle started to smooth out alot--as oil began squirting though the pushrods onto the rocker arms, I adjusted each arm until the engine increased rpm...then I tightened each arm individually until the idle slowed a little--then I backed off 1/2 turn on each nut...the engine is now warming up & idling smoothly (I turned the engine off to let the smoke clear out of the garage...I'll crank it up again later, warm it up, and re-adjust the rocker arms 1 mmore time...then I'll check the timing)

I have to MAKE myself clean up the mess that I made BEFORE I TEST DRIVE THE TRUCK ...tools--greasy tools everywhere/dirty paper towels all over the place/grinding dust&exhaust carbon on everything......it was a lot of FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!



You guys gotta excuse me...between the meds that I have to take/my son not being here to help....it takes me a week to do one day's work...so I try to joke-it-up whenever I can.....it makes the situation a little easier.....

 

[doorgunner]

The head mod was a success...thin head gasket(.035)/new valve-stem seals(no moar puff of smoke in the morning or sputtering spark plugs )/new 1.6 ratio intake rocker arms/porting--a little polishing....

the engine idled 200 rpm faster with this mod...so I idled it back down to 800 rpm....and since it was running so smoothly---I idled it down to 600 rpm for the winter(since I removed the power steering--went to manual box & won't be needing the A/C)....

I've only been around the neighborhood a few times getting the engine up to 180*......and re-adjusting the caster/camber on the new drop beams....

I'll get it out on the highway today & put a few miles on it to get a reading on the engine vacuum (yep...a '36 Ford gots to have a RRRRPM gauge & a VACUUM gauge to run properly)...


It definately has better throttle response now(carbs have slower response than fuel injection)...and the tires break loose easier...(NOT THAT THERE'S A BIG INCREASE IN H.P.---probably 10 to 15 h.p. max increase----IT'S JUST THAT THE NEW PARTS SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL TOGETHER.....


The other good news is.....even with only the passengers head modded...I can feel some grab when the A/T shifts to 2nd gear--similiar to when it had the 3.45 gears in the differential as opposed to the current 2.94 car gears (when the driver's side head gets modded--it oughta leave some rubber on the asphalt)

And remember...I'm not looking for 1/4 mile H.P....I'm just trying to get as much pep as I can for minimum $$$$$ & decent highway mileage too without going into the block itself (the top of the engine/head/headers are so easy to work on with the removable body-side-panels, that it's fun doing some head work without spending half a day removing accessories just to be able to see the heads & exhausts)....


Well.....the frog-strangler is gone...guess I'll make a trip to S-O-N-I-C...(I have to spell it---if I say it out loud, the dogs will want to go with me!)

 

[Colin]

 

[dangerranger83]

 

[doorgunner]

This looks like a good spot to re-post the Initial Startup of the engine-transmission on the test stand......

 

[4.0B2]

i don't get it....
the head work looks good..i started to do stuff like that when i built my 4.0... but hey, a stock 4.0 is a huge upgrade from a "supped" up 2.9..

 

[doorgunner]

i don't get it....
the head work looks good..i started to do stuff like that when i built my 4.0... but hey, a stock 4.0 is a huge upgrade from a "supped" up 2.9..

Tell me about it! If I would have done bothe heads, the 5.7 would feel like a 6.0....

I drove it 160 miles so far...100 miles on the interstate...never got above 70mph...I was amazed at the power difference when I swapped out the 2.9...

but the power difference just doing one head is easily noticeable!!

no big H.P. increase....it just acts a lot quicker....

Santa better bring me a set of 1.6 rocker arms & a head gasket for the driver's side!!!!!

 

[dangerranger83]

How about a supercharger/blowewr setup for her next?

 

[doorgunner]

How about a supercharger/blowewr setup for her next?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......... ...................nope.


Merry Christmas Everybody!!



Happy Birfday Jesus !!

 

[dangerranger83]

Your right...a big ol' bottle of NOS would be better.

 

[doorgunner]

Your right...a big ol' bottle of NOS would be better.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....................nope!


93 octane is it.....that way my tires last longer.......

 

[dangerranger83]

Your right keep it simple....heated/cooling cup holders would be a better choice.

 

[mn_smokeater]

DG Merry Christmas(belated) Good to see your plugging away on the truck and hanging in there.

Will check in more with you later!

 

[doorgunner]

Your right keep it simple....heated/cooling cup holders would be a better choice.

YOU DON'T FORGET......DO YOU?

DG Merry Christmas(belated) Good to see your plugging away on the truck and hanging in there.

Will check in more with you later!

back atcha!!!

 

[dangerranger83]

Nope I have the memory of an