To be frank, I probably didn’t need to go this far. However, every time I put a brush or swab down into the oil galleries they continued to come back dirty so I went ahead and pulled only the plugs necessary for oil cleaning, as well as the two other small ones at the rear…
Category: Project – 2020 Murbella
Murbella – Day 24 – Some tin’s degreased.
So I’ve a lot of the tins soaking in solvents the past few days to try and get the oily residue off of them. The heat exchanger tins were exceptionally bad, with layers of oil and dirt on them, and the undersides of the cylinder tins were pretty bad as well. Oh. And the 2…
Murbella – Day 24 – Case Inspection.
The case cleaned up very well. Sure there’s some corrosion of the allow, especially at the bottom heat tin mounts, but I’ve seen that on every original engine I’ve ever disassembled. The mating surfaces of the case halves feel smooth. The bearing saddles feel smooth and I detect nothing that would indicate the crank was…
Murbella – Day 24 – Case cleaning and crack detection
With the case dried, it is very easy to work worth. I focused on mating surfaces, using mineral spirits and a basic dish washing scotch pad. The yellowish color that looked like stains here in there were the remnants of the previous sealant. I was able to scrub up most of this, and then went…
Murbella – Day 24 – Case Power Wash Time!
There’s noting I dislike more than having to deal with a filthy oily and dirty engine case when I’m disassembling it. Of course, it is kind of unavoidable for an engine that has been in a car for decades, and even worse for those I’ve bought that were used in sand rails and such. After…
Murbella – Day 24 – Final Disassembly
So I got outside completely forgetting that I had not done everything needed to just grab them for power washing. It took almost an house to get the remaining cylinder studs out. There were about 6 that was fused to the case. I used up my one remaining cylinder of propane heating up the studs…
Murbella – Day 23 – Short Block Disassembly
Given everything I encountered with taking the pistons and cylinders off, it was clear that I need to address the engine fully, and nut just clean it up and hope that new pistons, new cylinders, and new or rebuilt heads would give it the longevity it needs. So I cracked the case. Compared to the…
Murbella – Day 23 – Long Block Disassembly
Today was all about breaking down the long block and then cracking the case for full inspection of the guts. As I was pulling off the oil deflector I realized that yes, there is no gasket under it nor is there gasket on top of it. With no gasket, and just the metal, there’s a…
Murbella – Day 22 – Long Block Inspection
With so much off, it is now easy to get a really good luck at all the the case, potential oil leaks, etc. I was shocked how difficult was to get the valve covers off. I didn’t have an issue with it spring 2019 when I did an oil change and adjusted the valves. But…
Murbella – Day 22 – Continued engine disassembly
With the last of the top parts of the engine off, it was on to the long block disassembly. Clutch/Pressure Plate/Flywheel The pressure plate doesn’t look too worn, just dirty. The clutch looks fine. I’ve seen far worse and dangerously bad ones in the past. Once all the clutch items were off I was shocked…