DaHooooley update

[dangerousdave]

3X on the "nice pics". Thanx.
Nice lookin' kitchen, too.
We'll all be over for dinner...

 

[Missy Good Wench]

I literally sat down and cried after Rat called me and told me about the rag sucking thing.

No I lock all rags up during startups.

GM does make a screen set that covers all the ports for those times when the intake needs to be off during a run up.

Thanks for the compliments on the pix.

Just so many times its nice to place a face to a name.

I have made many friends both here and over at the page and in most cases dont have a clue about what folks look like.

Rat and I are friends and get together from time to time.

He has been out here at the Ranch and I have been to his place over the other side of the hill near Portland.

The Kitchen is very modest.

We bought a tripple wide Manufactured home back in 93 and sat it on a full daylight basement.

2400 feet on the main floor with a 1000 ft apartment downstairs and the ballance in the basement is the machine shop and storage along with a small work space.

It's comfy and did not cost a fortune to build.

Here is a pix taken this last winter of the Ranch house. Looking from the south.
The deck is the dividing line between the manufactured home and the basement section.

The basement walls are 9 feet high and there is ahuge amount of steel wide flange beams sitting on 6 inch square steel tube posts that hold up the Mobile.

Took us one summer to do the excavation, the concrete and steel and get the thing set and close in before snow flew.


Missy

 

[Gunner0812]

Nice pic of the house!

 

[Dieseldad97]

Thanks for sharing the pics Missy.

 

[Missy Good Wench]

Not a problem.

Always glad to share ya Know

Missy

 

[dangerousdave]

Wow! Y'all do great work!
My admiration for you only seems to grow. Very impressive "digs".
Keep up the good work, and communication; truly inspiring.
Thanx

 

[Ratman]

When you do lite it off, make sure ain't no rags to be sucked into the intake, I've got it on good authority you can ruin a freshly built engine that way, from another "yellow block" builder

Yeah, -that's what I heard too!! ):h

Thanks Tim!! :thumbsup:

 

[Missy Good Wench]

Ned a set of them suck proof rag port covers.

1/16" screen, keeps out all the big chunks.

Saw an 8V92 T suck in a rag once. Chewed it up and smoked it out the stacks.

The 2 stroker seemed to be very unaware that it had slurped up that red shop towel.

The roots blower evidently had enough room for it to pass the episychloidal rotors.

Damn that was scarry though

 

[Matt Bachand]

Ned a set of them suck proof rag port covers.

1/16" screen, keeps out all the big chunks.

Saw an 8V92 T suck in a rag once. Chewed it up and smoked it out the stacks.

The 2 stroker seemed to be very unaware that it had slurped up that red shop towel.

The roots blower evidently had enough room for it to pass the episychloidal rotors.

Damn that was scarry though

Was there for an initial startup of a 403 (from an TA) into a cutlass....

Blew chunks of red shop rags out the pipe.... lucked out I guess.

 

[Missy Good Wench]

Manyn gassers have enough room inside to accomodate the little red beasties.

The flat top pistons of the 6.5 are only about .040" from the head at TDC

A red shop towel will more than fill the small void and the rest has to go somewhere.

Rags can be kept away but it only takes a little piece of gravel falling off the hood pad or a little screw or a small bolt ???? to fall into a port and its game over.

Missy

 

[Missy Good Wench]

Sunday July 26th​

Well today is supposed to be near 100F outside, but I need to finish the engine for DaHoooley.

Down to the last little snivelies to bolt on.

Got injectors back from being rebuilt the other day and they are in now.
Today my goal is to clean and install the injector lines, the intake manifold and the last few little goodies.

Should be ready to go back in soon.

Little bit of work to do on the RH glow plug wiring yet.

So, I will post more as it happens.

I dont do well in the heat so this will definately be a factor in how much work gets done.

Luckily the basement shop is cool and the main door is shaded most of the day.

best

MGW

 

[Missy Good Wench]

Its afternoon now and the beast is done and ready to go back in the truck.

Here are some pix taken a little bit earlier today.

Took a little fooling around to get the "Chinese Puzzle" of injector lines figured out.

Marked them before removing but they have to go back on in a particular sequence to be able to reach the pump fittings and tighten them.

The lines that go into the lower fittings on the pump must be installed first in order to be able to get a wrench on them.
Using a crow foot on a 3/8 break bar makes it easy to do.

Also making sure all the wiring under the intake is where it needs to be and has the right amount of slack so things all fit and are easy to plug in.

Cleaned up a couple little brackets and painted with black to keep the contrast.

I am ready, real ready to have this beast done. :thumbsup:

MGW

 

[Matt Bachand]

Took a little fooling around to get the "Chinese Puzzle" of injector lines figured out.

Marked them before removing but they have to go back on in a particular sequence to be able to reach the pump fittings and tighten them.

The lines that go into the lower fittings on the pump must be installed first in order to be able to get a wrench on them.
Using a crow foot on a 3/8 break bar makes it easy to do.

Excellent advice for people removing these, to note the sequence of removal.

Thanks MGW.

I sure wish that block was being installed into my pig... I'd get another 20 years out of it.

 

[Missy Good Wench]

I will write some tech tips for this area as well as the wiring for the glow plugs and other tid bits and place it in the sticky thread we have going for builds.

MGW

 

[Gunner0812]

Its looking good Missy.

 

[JiFaire]

I will write some tech tips for this area as well as the wiring for the glow plugs and other tid bits and place it in the sticky thread we have going for builds.

MGW

Thanks, Robyn! We all appreciate the contributions to our little library!

 

[SmithvilleD]

Getting close Missy!

The injector lines puzzle is another deal where a few quick digital pics taken during disassembly make figuring out the re-assembly several weeks later go easier.

Gotta like the lumber stand reinforcement! Did the same when mine was on the stand. Gives a little extra confidence when torquing the heads, etc., to have less up/down engine stand flexy going on.

 

[Missy Good Wench]

The lines are not that big of a deal but, for the neophyte it can be a little intimidating.

As I wrote in the tips section, if things are not going easy then you need to find out why.

 

[jhornsby3]

Robyn, When you deside to throw that motor in, let me know and I'll head over and help out where needed. I'm sure it won't be in the next few days with the temps in the upper levels of hell out side. I still have nothing going on so I'm around.

John

 

[Missy Good Wench]

John

Thanks so much for the offer.
Yes it's 102 today here at the ranch. TOO HOT

Missy