Mikes redneck cheapo 455 rebuild, with suggestions and personal results

[thompy]

that is a pretty good speed out of it, just take it easy on the rr'sss, so it stays together for the summer

[Last Mohican]

Good numbers Mike. Congrats on the success.

[Hamjet]

Good numbers Mike. Congrats on the success.

x2

Wikus

[boatermike]

suddenly my pump is making vibes at idle

[Hamjet]

I am just waiting for my rolling assembly from the balancers then final measuring of clearances then putting it all together.

I send my stuff to a aeronautics company that balances turbines and other aeroplane parts and the guy tells me he got it balanced up to +.01mg.

I ask him why +.01mg, and he tells me I must remember I have to still handfile the ring end gaps and he allowed for that.

I don't understand the balancing side of the stuff, so I will have to take his word on that.

Wikus

[boatermike]

i guess this ended up being a documentary of what not to do. recomendation is, W.O.T. is a good test, repeat continuos till done

[SS-201]

Why wouldn't you run a accumulator to help with the oil problems

[boatermike]

oil pressure never went down, had great oil pressure the whole time