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#109
That's also how I did my valve guide seals on my Camaro. Much easier than buying an air compressor and the proper fittings.
#110
You're not the only one who uses the rope trick, if by rope trick you mean pulling the spark plug and filling the combustion chamber with rope for a mechanical stop while torquing.
That's also how I did my valve guide seals on my Camaro. Much easier than buying an air compressor and the proper fittings.
That's also how I did my valve guide seals on my Camaro. Much easier than buying an air compressor and the proper fittings.
#111
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I like to let the wrench on the crank-bolt hit the ground, then get a long extension in the spark-plug hole, then hammer the piston down with a sledge and turn the engine backwards to torque the bolt. Ya know, there is more than one day to skewer a dog.
#113
I'm no expert, but aren't people turning 200+ ft/lb on stock internals at the wheels? Factor 20% drivetrain loss and that's 250 at the crank on the same axis as tightening the crank bolt.
Figuring roughly 9.5:1 compression creates around 200 PSI (I think it's closer to 250 ideally, but my junkyard motor does 195 on the tester.) in the combustion chamber, and if a completely flat top 83mm piston has 8.35 in^2 of surface area, that's 1670 lb's of force on the face of the piston as it approaches TDC, correct? I'd imagine that pushed through the cross section of the connecting rod, the number goes through the roof.
I don't have the required math background to figure the upward force on the piston transmitted through the offset crank throw from the centerline of the crank having torque applied at 150#. Does anyone else?
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Nobody is going to bend a rod from using the "rope trick".
#117
Damper is in with the 36-1 trigger wheel. Adaptronic reads it perfectly
I was kind a surprised how easy it was to get it in. I don’t know why 949 sell that crank holder tool
Another thing that amazes me is how quick car starts now. It probably has more to do with Adaptronic than trigger wheel resolution..
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Muoto looks good! i opted out for the crank trigger wheel on my b6 due to it doesnt have provisions for a crank trigger. Can anyone tell me how i can mount a crank trigger to my b6t? can i use oem parts? (like a set off a 99?) what would i need?