I just wonder how a Falcon would run a boiler and carry the water required to make steam efficiently. Its interesting considering I help run Boilers at work. But then again, I dont personaly think I'd like to try it in a car. I did talk with guys at work about this topic and one of them said he watched a car mod show that featured the ROAD HAUK STEAM JEEP,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEjcj9IuQIw ,there's a few more if your keen, look it up on youtube, its pretty cool.
Back to reality though and the good ol' A series engine
Today I fired up the heater in the shed and warmed up some engine bits( Timing chain cover, clutch housings, etc etc) and then painted them. I fitted the Cam and lifters. Measured all the rings in 2 places in the bore( I didnt have to file any this time
) and then went inside and commondeered the coffee table in the lounge room and fitted all the rings to the pistons whilst I watched the Rugby League and had a late lunch.
I couldnt find anyone who had a burett, so I mugged a diabetic and stole his insulen serynge so I could see what capacity the dish in the piston was.
Then I filed a small bevel on each of the Main and big end bearings before fitting them into the block and caps.
It was here that things came to a screaming halt as I opened the Thrust bearings and tried to fit them. I'd ordered 1275 thrusts .003" over size as I like to set the end float of the crank as close to the minimum as I can by reducing the backing plate on some 1000 grade wet and dry untill I get it down to just the right clearance. Any way, my supplyer packed the 998/1100 thrusts by mistake
. I cant and wont really complain, of all the orders i've made with these guys, this is the first time they have made any sort of mistake, and lets face it, its just 1 number out in the part number. Oh well, it can wait till next week, its not like there isnt something else I can do till then.
So, as always with Moke stuff, you never get as much done as you would like to, but then again, I wasnt in any hurry today, it was a day off after all
HP