New to the Y Block!

[Tinker]

Ah just the fuel of today.

Built a welding table today and practiced some tig on 22 gauge. Success with new clean metal. Now on to 18 gauge and rusty metal fixes.

[Tinker]

Table made on Saturday.


Some more practice today (with clean metal). Thought I did okay for a hack.

Tig 22 gauge. Blew through in one place. Not so good with the Tig yet.

Mig 18 gauge. Little metal finishing too.

[Tinker]

Had some inside fender panel work to do on both sides.

Cut out the yuck to good metal and chiseled out the old spot welds.



Formed a piece using simple tools. A vice, a sand bag, hammers and a snips.



weld it in and did some grinding. Since this is inside the fender I didn't go to crazy with the grinding. It's strong and it'll work great.

[Tinker]

Ready to get back on the 57 project, only to come home to rain . Doesn't look like it's going to break for a few days. I have been working partly outside as I don't have room inside my 1920s "built for a model A" garages . Guess it's time to clean the garage up and watch the landscaping get greener.



Hey at least the pineapples are happy about the rain

[Tinker]

Still more sanding to do... then sealer and some color. Slow going.

[Tinker]

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Back at it. Fixing a pinhole. Started out like that but the deeper I got...

Pinhole


Removal


Weld

[Tinker]

Picked this up a couple weeks ago, because I don't have enough projects.... McCormick Deering M 1-1/2.

This project gets put in the corner and tinkered on while welds cool.

[Tinker]

Cleaned out some putty-overs and welded in a few more pinholes in other areas. Primer on in spots. Getting closer to dropping that motor in.



On a side note: After soaking the cylinder for a week and a little persuasion the head finally came off the IHC. Piston out and it looks good. Letting it soak for a while and see if the rings free up. A study in patience.

I know this is a side bar but it does share some similarities to the ford/fordbarn style. Babbit (which looks great!) and a sparkplug.

[Y-Blockhead]

I dig those Hit & Miss engines. Would be fun to have one to play with. They're something you just don't see too much of in SoCal.

[Tinker]

They don't pop up to often down here in fl either. They seem to be everywhere up north. Found this one on ebay and it wasn't selling so I called him and made an offer. Drove the 300 miles to pick it up. It's about 95% complete and the piston was binding on the back stroke. I've got that sorted out now.

We had a John Deere H&M on the farm when I was a kid (we were/are JD people) and it was sold off. I was looking for a JD that wasn't rebuilt completely for a few years (what fun is it if it's already done) within a day drive. No JDs came up, so a IHC it is.

I'd check around your area, or north of you, for flywheelers. There has to be an antique tractor club or event somewhere in California farm country. Where there is old farm implement, there is hit&miss engines.

[Tinker]

I never mentioned anything about the history of this 57 panel. It was my wifes fathers daily driver. He passed in 07. He was a great guy and miss working on cars with him. The y-block was something he always wanted and planned to do.

[Tinker]

I've been taking a hiatus from the 57. The weather here is hot and muggy. Not great weather for welding and sanding in my opinion. This is supposed to be fun right and I don't have a deadline. I'll be back at it soon enough.

Side note... ihc running.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Czqm...ature=youtu.be

[08jmateo]

Anyone!!
I have a Y Block camshaft and need help identifying it.
It has the following casting marks
Behind the first cam journal MTC the markings are
TMC and YB1
Its lift is .450
Any information will be highly appreciated

Thanks

[Y-Blockhead]

Good job on the Hit & Miss. I love those things, could watch/listen to them all day. I'm so jealous.

I also love this Bad Boy. Check the smoke rings...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_0xifuTqVA

[Tinker]

Thanks, honed the cylinder and put new rings on it. It has compression now. It's running better after adjusting the governor weights and throttle, it runs "balls out" now. It's fun to bring back an engine that hasn't run for decades. I also learned that this type is called a throttler. Had no idea. Also learned this one was made in 1928.

Find one that needs work, but research the model. Some are really difficult to find parts for and some are nearly impossible. The IHC M is fairly common and there are lots of aftermarket parts. Thanks for the link too. Not real portable but awesome!

In a month or two I should have the engine back into the panel. Turn this back into a FORD thread :]'

[Tinker]

Finally put some sealer on the 57. More bodywork to do but now it's at least better protected from the elements.

[PackMule]

Great Project... I'm Bogged down in my Resto. of my Dads '57 Fairlane...
A shop I had it towed to, ( O'l Timer, Good Guy.) Got it running for me; but, the oil wasn't getting to the Rocker Shaft. " Common Problem with Y-Blocks he said." { Now that I Scanned Your Thread, I will Study all of the Posts.} for any solutions...

[PackMule]

That is my Problem...
Y-Blockhead:
You mentioned you had it running? While the valve covers are off check for oil flow to the rockers. Y-Blocks are known for top end oiling problems along with the sticking valves/bent push rod problems rick55 mentioned.

[Tinker]

Packmule you might want to remove the rocker and clean them up some. Also if the rockers were assembled wrong and the rocker shaft turned to stop oil from entering the rocker shaft then you would have no flow (see link). It might just need to be cleaned though. Do you have oil pressure otherwise?

Read under the heading Rocker shafts...
http://www.ford-y-block.com/assemblyerrors.htm

[chuckles]

Awesome Project.Nice work. !
I'm building a '25 T' Drs. coupe. w/Y block .3 Deuces'