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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Your measured lift numbers sounded familiar for some reason so I went searching. Sure enough, reported measured lift by a Barn member on a NOS EAB camshaft was similar to what you are finding on your used EA cam. I can't explain the deviation from reported lift by every other source for these cams. Link to other thread here: https://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=336984
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03-24-2024, 01:24 PM | #42 |
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Thanks for the good word! Been looking at valves, guides, springs etc. Lots to pick from. Looks like the shorter springs, about 1/4" shorter are for valves using rotaters? Been breaking assemblies down with my nifty KR Wilson spring compresser I bought here on the fordbarm swapmeet.
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Don't know about the cosmoline on your 8rt cam but when I bought NOS Rods for my 8ba the machinist had a hell of a time cleaning whatever preservative they were coated with. Hope all you need is a little acetone on a rag for your new cam.
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I bought some pistons in cosmoline about ten years ago and had the devil's time getting it off until I set tfhem on a moderately warm woodstove. It wiped off with a rag and wd 40. And I agree about the Canadian cam. Cosmoline makes me think military, but would have been Korean war time frame.....? And I think of ford military vehicles as having a six.
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I'm hoping with the RT truck designation it will be right for the type of power I am looking for. The fact that it's Ford and it's New is a step in the right direction. Here's a pic of my KR Wilson valve spring compressor. I mounted it on a board this morning so it can be used vertically or horizontally. It's easier to get at the keepers with it laying on it's back. Since my block now has hard seats, does that mean I use the valve assemblies without rotators? Typically in the past I have just replaced all the valve assemblies with exactly what type came out.
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Geez, a KR Wilson spring compressor, and a big Wilton bullet vise, you are somebody GB!
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Aw shucks Skip, It's just Pete and his jumbo photographs. That little spring compressor fits in the palm of my hand and the vise has 4" jaws. Not big as vices go. In my searching about the 8rt cam I did uncover this: https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr....z9DEc9Oavh_hA- What is interesting to me is the journal wear limit in the chart posted by Ross. 1.794 . Makes me wonder what you engine builders and cam specialists consider acceptable clearance. It will be interesting to measure my new purchase.
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I couldn't find one of them KR Wilson valve compressors, so I made my own from a piece of pipe and some scrap metal. It was easy and worked well.
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Gary, you can choose whichever type spring/retainer setup you wish. The non-rotator (longer) springs are generally easier to find if you want new ones. Either will work with your block.
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I have a lot of springs here. My gut feeling is to test and use these tried and true US made Ford springs. To know the 'installed length' do I have to install them or is there a generaly agreed upon dimension used for this purpose? I understand that a valve set up with it's spring and all keepers installed as a unit will change once it is installed in the block with it's horseshoe clip. As I stated previously, I have a lot of questions. Here's one more.... What would seem to be more accurate in testing valve spring pressure? A clutch master cylinder with a pressure gauge threaded in, or a digital bathroom scale? Either would be set on my drill press with the depth stop set at installed spring number.And Tubman, that's neat job on that compressor.
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2.125"-2.130" is a good rule of thumb for stock non-rotator springs. Ford said 37-40# at that number for early engines and 50-51# for the Zephyr.
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It is always best to test the particular springs that you have in your hand. I've seen them vary all over the place.
I have a hydraulic pressure gauge (from Jegs) that I put in my mill to determine the installed height. Is really a cool tool and I have used on many engines! 2024-03-25_17-37-30.jpg On your engine, you'll find the full-length non-rotator type springs, retainers, etc - will be easiest to find/locate. If you have a bunch of springs around, if you get a tester than you can go through them and see if you can "make a set" that are all close to the same installed/open pressures. You need to make a little "checking spring" - out of something light that allows you to put together an assembly for each valve, install it in the engine and measure the resulting spring installed height - then you know what to do as far as shims from there. |
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Now I'm really confused...???
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I think your home made thing is a wonderful idea. Ingenuity at its best! I'm not the expert here, but if you have a box full of springs and time to fool with it, pick out 16 that are close to the same, and the highest reading. Carry on...we're all waiting!
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I got a little time to run a test. Bear with me here, The plastic tube is an 'airborne' cold tablet container, cut to 2 1/8" inside height.The od fits the brake cup the ID fits a spring. Neither is binding on anything. I think this type of measuring tube is a bad idea as it indicates the installed height, but not the installed height in the block. No matter which long style spring I pick it shows about 20 psi at 2.125. When pushed another .125 below the rim of the tube, they show 40 psi. When I substitute a deep socket in place of the spring, the lest pressure shows up immediately. With a spring on the tester the gauge shows no pressre until some compression of the spring takes place. In the final analysis though, 40 lbs is 40 lbs and a good spring should be at the 2.125 lip on the pill bottle. I'm thinking I need to make the light spring tester, find true installed height and test springs at that height instead? Huh? I'm starting to feel like the guy in 'Close Encounters' , but instead of Devil's Tower, I see valve gear....
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