Robbie is building another engine…

[Tram]

[Xevin]

[airschooled]

So who else watched it long enough to see me forget the right side cam bearings???

And the torque pattern I forgot didn’t end up mattering, since I had to split the case again anyways

I hope you guys had fun, I’m turning in for the night.
Robbie

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[Tram]

[Tram]

[airschooled]

[Brian]

[Abscate]

[notchboy]

[aeromech]

I hope that distributor is only in there for the build. I installed one of those several years ago and after about a year it went wacky.

Then I got one of these

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[telford dorr]

[SGKent]

Next time, leave the distributor and drive gear out until the case is built and the final end play adjusted. You'll get better results and you won't be hammering on things. Great job but the title is wrong - it should be "Creative Abstract Painting with Curil."

Yes Tram is right - that distributor is upside down if you plan on milking it into a bucket.
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[airschooled]

[aeromech]

This is the CB Performance fully programmable unit though, not the Pertronix knock-off.

That distributor that took a shit on me WAS a Pertronix.
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Licensed Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
Licensed Pilot (Single engine Land)
Boeing 727,737-200-300-400,757,767
Airbus A319,320,321
DC9/MD80
BAe146
Fokker F28/F100
VW type 1 1962,63,65,69,72
VW Type 2 1971 (3 ea.) 1978, 1969
VW Jetta
VW Passat
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[blue72beetle]

You need to do this on a Friday night so us Eastern Time Zone people can stay up until zero dark thirty and watch.

Or you could start (drinking) earlier.
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[Xevin]

Since dust and lint is an issue. Buy a pack of quality Flour Sack towels. They are lint free and very absorbent. You can geek out on this link to explore the magic of the Flour Sack But seriously Flour Sack towels.

https://www.amazon.com/Utopia-Kitchen-Pack-Flour-Sack-Towels-28-Inches/dp/B00XK69NRW
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[telford dorr]

[SGKent]

you held a pair of snap ring pliers last night. Use those and turn the gear a little as you take it out - it slips in and out very easy. Use grease on the shims. Drop them onto the gear seat using a long screwdriver, rod etc. Then slide the gear in. If it is off a tooth, lift it with your snap ring pliers just until it is free and turn it. The tail will still be lower than the shims. I save that step for the very last one after the engine is completely assembled. Otherwise on a new engine one day you will get a false reading on the flywheel, or damage the brass gear when flywheel is off and the crank moves too far and binds the brass gear.
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