Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

[jjester6000]

I got all the new bolts in and torqued correctly

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They were a pain in the ass to get in, but I deem to have done it without ruining anything.

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At this rate, I might be putting this engine in this weekend.

 

[Craig Nedrow]

Yah, JJester, it ain't perfect but I think it will be alright, I have done it before with good success.

 

[jjester6000]

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In got the engine fully back together and. . .

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PAINTED!!!!

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It's actually chevy orange this time instead of rustoleum red.

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[Craig Nedrow]

Lookin' good JJester, Can't wait till you get it running, great little motors.

 

[Ricko1966]

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This pic reminds my some old friends of mine who are just shade tree guys were going to rebuild a 327 they called me I don't live near them anymore,but Travis asked me anything special I should know. I said do you have number punches? No,why? Well you need to mark the side of each rod cap and rod so you keep your caps matched and don't flip them 180* same with your mains. He said can I just use an engraver? Sure just mark everything so that each cap stays with its rod etc. He says good I'm going to mark them with little boobs and little penises( Mike's helping me).

 

[jjester6000]

I'm getting ready to put the new clutch and pressure plate on, and I realized that the new pressure plate is slightly different when it comes to the fingers.

Is this something I should worry about? This truck originally had a 10 inch clutch, but I upgraded it to an 11 inch a while back.

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[jjester6000]

I'm getting ready to put the new clutch and pressure plate on, and I realized that the new pressure plate is slightly different when it comes to the fingers.

Is this something I should worry about? This truck originally had a 10 inch clutch, but I upgraded it to an 11 inch a while back.

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Okay, this kit came with a different throw out bearing, so I think everything is okay.

 

[Ricko1966]

The difference in relaxed heights on your pressure plate concerns me that is huge!

 

[jjester6000]

The difference in relaxed heights on your pressure plate concerns me that is huge!

Yeah, but the kit came with a way shorter throwout bearing, so I think everything is okay.

 

[jjester6000]

The engine is all put together.

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I was going to put it in tonight, but I don't trust this engine hoist I borrowed from work.

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I'm probably going to rent a big one like I did last time.

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I also got the new clutch and throwout bearing installed.

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[jjester6000]

So I got a battery and decided to test out the mini starter, and I noticed that there is a bit of runout with the flywheel.

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I got a feeling that it's actually the crank flange, but I don't know. Anything I should worry about? I

 

[Craig Nedrow]

Best get that fixed, that will cause problems in a number of areas.

 

[jjester6000]

Best get that fixed, that will cause problems in a number of areas.

What do you think it is? If it's the flywheel I'll get a new one, but if it's the crank flange being warped I'm just going to run it.

I've never heard of a flywheel itself warping before, you'd think that it would just crack (other than a flexplate).

 

[Craig Nedrow]

Jack, do you have a dial indicator? I would pull the clutch etc. down to the flange, to see if there is some paint, or? check runout. You want NO runout. Check for burrs, use a fine file, or a knife sharpening stone and it should NOT hang up anywhere. Check the flywheel mating side for the same. It takes very little to make something runout, and with the runout you have, it should be very obvious. If the flywheel is the culprit, I could show you how to true it up on a lathe, done it a few times.

 

[Ricko1966]

I've had to dress lots of crankshaft ends and flywheels with a file. NBD