Newbe From New Zealand

[Fairlane500]

Originally Posted by Jack E/NJ

Oh, you mean the famous cotter key pin. It's function of course was to keep the great cotter pin industry from going bankrupt during the Great Depression. 8^)

Jack E/NJ

Nice one Jack, it looks like it's just there to rattle around to stop the hole blocking up??? Maybe!

[Lawrie]

You had better be quick at Horopito,I stopped off there twice in the last couple of weeks and cleaned them out of old v8 parts,lol.
But they atre right there is flathead stuff lying around every where,
Lawrie

[Fairlane500]

Nice pic Lawrie, I live in NZ and have never been there!!! There are some large personal collections around NZ that would make your eyes water, one in particular here had my jaw scraping on the ground!!!!

[flatheadfan]

danliveshere-

One of the things I found with using a high pressure/volume oil pump in the early blocks is the increased leakage you get at the rear main. This may or may not be a problem in your situation. However, there is no rear oil seal in a conventional sense on these blocks and leakage at this point becomes problematic. If you increase oil pressure things seem to get worse. Again, I am only talking about my experience others may not have had this problem.

Tom

[danliveshere]

Thanks for the tip, Tom. When I get closer to reassembling the motor I'll get some help on the forum as to the best method of installing the gaskets, rear seal and pan.
Dan.

[Fairlane500]

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Originally Posted by Fairlane500

Ok, you guys running hollow adjustable lifters, at rebuild do you
A. Adjust lifters with the wrenches or
B. Drill lifter bores to 3/16 or similar to fit locking device?

Why?

All feedback appreciated.

Originally Posted by 52merc

well if you use a hot cam the lifters sit lower in the bores making it real hard to use the spanners,,i always drill my lifter bores so i just put a punch inthere to stop lifter turning easy peasy,,ol ron made a grinder to take the top of the lifter bore down so you could use spanner ,,hope this helps .where you located in nz fairlane trev nz

Anyone have a photo of this being done or the completed job so i can get an idea where to drill these holes??? I want to do it before the blocks final clean for assembly. thanks

[Fairlane500]

Anyone Stateside know of a reputable supplier for 39-48 .400 Offenhauser Heads, Reds are out of stock until April 2011 and Speedway have not replied to any emails... Need to ship outside US so a friendly retailer required.

Any help appreciated

[52merc]

send my your cell # to [email protected]

[meric42]

Try Patrick's

http://www.patricksantiquecars.com

[kiwitony]

hi magoos in masterton has them,also american parts in christchurch.You need to spend a bit of time working out exchange rates and postage,but maybe cheaper buying local.The US postal charges are a killer these days,even with our good exchange rate.Cheers tony.

[Fairlane500]

Aint that the truth, freight is a killer...

[Fairlane500]

Got my last package of parts on Tuesday so its all set to go together once the machining is finished, been busy bead blasting all the old collected parts, its great to rejuvenate old parts, a quick degrease, pressure wash and bead blast and voila!!!

[BillM]

In regards to your oil pump: it seems the French pumps are easier to modify for full flow filter use. See this post on the other Flathead site for the details. You probably need to join to see the pictures.
http://flatheadv8.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1803

[Fairlane500]

Thanks for posting Bill,

[Fairlane500]

Ok, Fitting 8BA pumps to a C69A block, how have you blanked of the 8BA bleed hole??? Welch plug or drill and tap??? What works best???

[Fairlane500]

Well, progress on the engine has halted, the block is stuck inside the cordon area of the earthquake zone, I cant get a hold of anyone at the business as they have no access to their business to date, so I guess its a waiting game to see what condition their building is in and what its contents now look like, for now I have no engine and no parts... Hopefully its not back to square one. Keep yall posted.

[Ol' Ron]

Welcome, Mate.

[Fairlane500]

Originally Posted by Ol' Ron

Welcome, Mate.

Thanks Ron, I treasure your posts, great to see you back up and at em again,

[Fairlane500]

Making progress, hopefully finished in the next month

[Lawrie]

Another REAL good place for parts is AJAYS in Whaihi.
Lawrie