Water Distribution Tube Removal

[Jim Yergin]

One of the "joys" I get to experience while I prepare my spare engine block to rebuild the engine with the disappearing No. 3 piston, is the removal of the water distribution tube. I had hoped that the last time I had to do this was truly the last time. The one in this block was so stuck that even with a come-along attached to the tube and the other end to a rafter in my garage, the tube would not budge and the come-along only lifted the whole block off the floor. It hung there for two days with no movement. I then resorted to the puller set up that Young Ed had posted on this site a long time ago. Last night I removed the tube. I thought I would post pictures of the set-up in case it may be of use to others.

Jim Yergin

[Joe Flanagan]

That's ingenious. Who came up with that?

[Young Ed]

Joe I posted that technique but did not come up with it. Someone on the 39-47 dodge truck yahoo group created it. I have one stuck bad that I will have to try it out on someday to. I've never tried my own tip

[Plymouthy Adams]

that is actually a decent enough approach but to get the wee-wall out of it so to speak I think I would slightly modify it and use a length of double wall muffler pipe with large enough ID..cut an opening in it so observe the movement of the distribution tube..a length of pipe with smooth cuts should greatly increase the applied pressure morre equally as the nut is tightened..have used 'jacking' screws in the past for seperating and lifting very heavy items..

[Don Coatney]

Jim;

Any update on what happened with the missing piston?

The block with the stuck distribution tube looks like it has green paint. Is it a "Jasper" or other rebuilders engine?

PS, The condition of your lawn mower wheels reminds me of Mick Jagger my dog who died last year.

Edited December 29, 2009 by Don Coatney

[Joe Flanagan]

You're supposed to go out and pick the turds up before you mow, Don.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Don's unit was a combination scalper and manure spreader..

[Joe Flanagan]

I conducted an experiment the first summer we had our dog: Will the vacuum created from a rapidly rotating lawnmower blade lift an extant turd from the ground and propel it into the grass receptacle? The answer is no. The weight of the turd, which is unknown, plus a certain amount of hydrostatic pressure, keeps it in place, resistant to the force of the spinning blade. You have to go back and pick it up.

Or step in it, which I normally do.

[Jim Yergin]

It is always very interesting to see the direction a thread can go off on, especially when it attracts Don Coatney's attention.

Don, the block is actually blue. It has a D24 ID number. No indication that it was a Jasper. Probably just repainted along the way.

Haven't gotten around to pulling the broken engine and dropping the pan to see what is what.

As for the tractor wheel, I like to think it is just good old Virgina clay and not from the three dogs we have.

Jim Yergin

[Joe Flanagan]

Jim, if you can work comfortably in the garage without any malodorous aromas offending your sensibilities, then it is, in all likelihood, Virginia clay. Of course, some dogs eat dirt, so you never know.

When you do pull the pan, please post pictures. I know everyone is eager to see what's inside.

[Andydodge]

Ah the joys of mowing dog turds.........I find the hard white turds are the most fun................especially when you don't see them till you hit something then find yourself going thru a large white cloud of "dust".........lol..........thanks for the laugh guys............lol...........andyd

[Joe Flanagan]

You had to go and bring that up. Back when I was first starting to sandblast my car, I didn't really know how to go about it. I was getting bags of sand at Home Depot and the sand was wet. I would open up the bags and dump them on the driveway and spread the sand around and let it sit overnight and dry out. Then it was fine and I could shoot it with no problem. But one day I went out there and there were all these Tootsie Roll size objects in the sand, I wondered what the heck they were. I didn't recall them coming out of the bag. I picked them up and examined them and it was then that I realized I was holding--very close to my face--cat droppings. I had created the biggest and the best litter box in the entire neighborhood. Cats were probably coming from across the river just to do their business in my sand.

Well, after I got over the initial shock (and washed my hands thoroughly), I dispensed with the cat nuggets and proceeded to load the sand into my sandblaster. I cranked up the air and let it fly. That's when I found out that the cats not only number-two'd me, they'd number one'd me as well. As you all know, there's nothing worse. So what I was shooting at my frame was sand and aerosolized cat urine. The stink was bad enough to knock a buzzard off a $&!+ wagon.

And now back the the original thread.

[Don Coatney]

I was laughing so hard Lisa came in my man cave to see what was so funny. She also got a big laugh.

How did we survive as kids with a sand box in every back yard.

You had to go and bring that up. Back when I was first starting to sandblast my car, I didn't really know how to go about it. I was getting bags of sand at Home Depot and the sand was wet. I would open up the bags and dump them on the driveway and spread the sand around and let it sit overnight and dry out. Then it was fine and I could shoot it with no problem. But one day I went out there and there were all these Tootsie Roll size objects in the sand, I wondered what the heck they were. I didn't recall them coming out of the bag. I picked them up and examined them and it was then that I realized I was holding--very close to my face--cat droppings. I had created the biggest and the best litter box in the entire neighborhood. Cats were probably coming from across the river just to do their business in my sand.

Well, after I got over the initial shock (and washed my hands thoroughly), I dispensed with the cat nuggets and proceeded to load the sand into my sandblaster. I cranked up the air and let it fly. That's when I found out that the cats not only number-two'd me, they'd number one'd me as well. As you all know, there's nothing worse. So what I was shooting at my frame was sand and aerosolized cat urine. The stink was bad enough to knock a buzzard off a $&!+ wagon.

And now back the the original thread.

[Joe Flanagan]

We didn't have a sandbox. We had the bog and the gully. The bog was where we'd go to catch frogs and the gully was where we had rock fights. Twenty four little Neanderthals running around hurling rocks at each other. Unlike the cavemen, we didn't understand the basic physics of the thing. All was fun and games until someone got popped in the cranium with a rock. There weren't any more rock fights after that. It was too up close and personal. And everyone understood they could be next. Oh, we still threw rocks at houses and cars and stuff. Just no more organized rock fights.

We used to have a volatile mailman. He was a little guy with a big mustache and a bad temper. My brother and I once put a turd in a paper bag and dropped it in the mailbox and hid in the woods and watched him come get the mail. Apparently, he was a veteran and kids had tried stuff like this before because he gently picked up the bag, set it off to the side, collected the mail, and drove off. We were disappointed. We should have put a squirrel down there.

[Andydodge]

Joe........just wet meself now.........lol..........thanks a lot.......we didn't use rocks tho as kids........we used to use a vegetable called a choko........its a green vegetable, grows on vine, similar to a passionfruit and is 99.9% water, tasteless and about the same size as a pear and a similar shape...........but even a ripe one is as hard as an unripe pear..........and travels very fast and far when your a kid.....lol........choko fights were great, we even up using plastic water buckets with a piece cut out as a helmet.........tho a choko in the guts was not a pleasant feeling.........still, even now I'd rather have a choko in the guts than the white cloud of dog crap...........lol.........who brought this subject up?..........lol..........andyd

[Andydodge]

Joe....btw I suppose that new, improved method of sandblasting the car would at least keep the mice away.......lol.............andyd

[Joe Flanagan]

Even with a bucket on your head, I imagine getting hit with a choko would ring your bell. I have never heard of that fruit but I have seen passion fruit growing in Puerto Rico and it does fit very nicely in your hand. The first thing I thought when I handled one was, "I should throw this at something."

The aerosolized cat urine would keep mice away, I suppose, as well as all visitors, neighbors, etc.

[Jim Yergin]

With the water distribution tube removed, I was able to drop off the block at my machinist this morning. He is going to hot tank it, magnaflux it, and check the cylinder bores and crankshaft alignment. Should know next week if it can be used.

Jim Yergin

[greg g]

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Our weapon of choice for Yard War was crab apples and sling shots. Kind of the Prototype for paint balls............Ski goggles were the protection of choice.

we even assesed points for lethal and non lethal strikes based on the stained locations of hits.

I had access to pneumatic tubing that my father brought home scraps of. This stuff when doubled made inner tubes strips obsolete. Controling the market gave me much influence in the neighborhood, at least during crab apple season.

[Joe Flanagan]

Your neighborhood was more technologically advanced than mine. We were in the Stone Age while you were in the Polyethylene Age. None of us were that smart (and still aren't as far as I can tell).

Jim, it's good to see you are moving right along with the repair. Sorry I hijacked your thread.

[Andydodge]

Joe........good to see the thread back in more pleasant surroundings........well, its back to my cave.......wanna come visit, Joe?...........we can compare throwing implements......lol......us neanderthals need to stick together........lol..........regards....andy(the knuckledragger)d

[cwcars88]

This was a collection of some great POST'S. Interesting,funny and a good natured. I come to this site a couple of times a day, I learn something often, have collected lots of info that I hope to be able to use as I work on my project. I wish you all, happy holidays, and safe motoring.

Wayne

[Andydodge]

Wayne, its good to have a sense of humour, and better still not to take yourself too seriously...........lol..........your right tho......, this really is one of the best sites to pick up good info regarding mopars.......best wishes & regards for the New Year........its 20 minutes away now here in Oz........better go watch the Sydney Harbour Bridge fireworks.......lol.....one night they'll blow the damn thing up by accident........lol.........regards, andyd

[Joe Flanagan]

The worst they used to do where I grew up is set the beach grass on fire. Seeing one of those fireworks barges go up would make for a memorable New Year's Eve, I would imagine.

[Rodney Bullock]

With the water distribution tube removed, I was able to drop off the block at my machinist this morning. He is going to hot tank it, magnaflux it, and check the cylinder bores and crankshaft alignment. Should know next week if it can be used.

Jim Yergin

Jim I hope it works out. please keep us posted:) If we have to make a junk yard run let me know. If the ground is frozen it's safe.