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04-25-2024, 11:28 PM | #121 | |
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
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Yesterday, 12:48 AM | #122 |
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
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Yesterday, 07:04 PM | #123 |
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Got some nice gears yanked out for my woodie's engine. Welded up a quick slide hammer out of junk and it worked great. Pulled 2. One beauty one, one not so much. 2 good crank gears both good came off with a 2 jaw puller that I ground a back cut on so the hooks grabbed in past the teeth. Unfortunately I had a contractor stop by about a project and then one more visitor, so no other progress. Will look around for some of those cam gear bolts this weekend and hope to get started with valves. I see it's common to lather up the cam with white lithium grease. Is stay-lube assembly lubricant good enough?
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Yesterday, 07:31 PM | #124 | |
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Over 50 years ago when I built my SBF I used STP. No issues but it was a one off type of thing that worked for a 19 year old know it all (read know nothing) kid. YRMV
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Yesterday, 10:02 PM | #125 |
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Hey, It's sticky and slippery at the same time, sounds like a good choice, but I'd still have to take the hour to drive to town in the morning to get some. I'll probably use the assembly lube on the cam bearings and if I find that the lobes need something else I can paint some on there later. I guess the same goes for installing my lifters in the bores.
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
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Today, 08:31 AM | #127 |
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I tend to overthink at times, but I DO have a fresh tube of JD cornhead grease. My springs are at 40 lbs.
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Today, 09:10 AM | #128 |
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I bet that ole' cornhead grease would be just fine in your situation. You don't have much spring pressure, so you'll probably be just fine. I use a special lubrication that is designed for cams (has a lot of moly in it) - but I also run a lot more spring pressure and have pretty radical cams for a flathead.
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Today, 10:00 AM | #129 |
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
This saves me the trip to town in the suburban. With our island gas prices hovering just south of six bucks/gallon I don't venture into the big city of Eastsound if I don't absolutely need to. There are times when I realize I haven't come down off Mt. Pickett for almost 2 weeks.
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