So the FI system has 2 fuel injectors per intake manifold. They are surrounded by a dual-ring holder, which them mounts to the intake manifold itself. The injectors have a large O-ring seal that really just locks them in place against the dual holder and then the small o-ring seal that seats them into their…
Murbella – Day 39 – More tin painting. Other painting.
The tin cleaning and painting continued today. Some of the ones already done had drips and areas I was not happy with so I sanded them down and recoated them. Finally got around to more sanding and cleanup of the fan shrould. It took several acetone baths for it to really feel clean. While I…
Murbella – Day 39 – Cleaning up more parts.
Today was the first time I used the new ultrasonic cleaner and it did quite a nice job on the small parts, nuts, bolts, and washers I used it for. It did quite an admirable job, especially on some of the chrome and aluminum pieces. It removed a lot of funk from the injector holders…
Ultrasonic Cleaner in da garage!
The basic ultrasonic cleaner I bought arrived. I’m hoping that using it with a solution of Simple Green Extreme Aircraft and Precision Cleaner will make short work of some of the small aluminum engine parts cleaning I’ve been doing. That or it will have just been a major waste of money. Not a lot. But…
Murbella – Day 38 – Do I paint the new case?
So I received notification today from AA Performance Products that Murbella’s new engine case is getting ready to ship. That sent me down a path that I probably should have not gone down, but I was thinking… should I try painting a new case? Now I’ve seen a lot of painted cases, and I’ve read…
Murbella – Day 38 – More tin painting.
I kept chugging along with the tin work today. Some of it good. Some of it crappy when I sprayed too much and ended up with drips. As always, I think I do a good solid job of cleaning and acetone washing everything as final prep and I appear to miss a spot or two…
Murbella – Day 38 – Lifters and camshaft work
Engine – Day 3 Lifters I pulled out 2 possible sets of lifters that might go into the new engine. What I did forget to do was clean up one of the originals pulled from the AJ case to weigh and compare to these new ones. So I recently purchased a set of AA 28mm…
Murbella – Day 38 – Tin and intake manifold repainting.
So I acetone washed up more of the tins that I had previous sanded. I washed a few others again and then also did the acetone final wash down and all were left in the sun to evaporate. The 2 intake manifolds I bought were scrubbed up and I tried to get them as clean…
Other People’s Parts – I am not down with this OPP!
To say that I’m disappointed with the the Other People’s Parts I got in yesterday is an understatement. I had purchased these based on pictures, and I’ve learned my less from swap meets and parts posts on the net. They are fine for most mechanical parts, and I suppose you could say “parts with little…
Murbella – Day 38 – Balancing pistons and rods
Engine – Day 3 So I was generally happy with how close the weights were with the pistons and rods. I spent about 45 minutes removing what little material needed to come off of a couple of them all to balance out the weight. I decided the best place to remove material was a thicker…