Dodgeb4ya Posted July 2, 2018 Report Posted July 2, 2018 Hey.... I have a 1950 Royal wagon too! Those are as rare as the C39 NewYorker 3 pass coupes! My 52 Imperial Business coupe is a 10 year ongoing one off project. Quote
Hemibear426 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Posted July 2, 2018 Dodgeb4ya, Here's a shot of the Woodie. 3 Quote
tom'sB2B Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Posted July 2, 2018 Pulled out an old oil pump and ground down the drive gear. I tried driving the pin out and gave up. I will use it to prime the engine after assembly. Quote
Hemibear426 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Posted July 2, 2018 Got this back from the Sealed Power Piston folks. Dodgeb4ya was correct on the notch position. Thanks a bunch all! Now where is my ring compressor? Mike Thank you for your E-Mail Yes the notch on top of the piston would face forward when installing them. The only exception to this rule is if the piston would be going in a reverse rotation engine that would be going in a boat then the notch would face towards the rear of the engine. If you have any other questions feel free to call the Tech Line @ 800-325-8886 Eric-0477 From Federal-Mogul Motorparts Product Support Please Call The Federal-Mogul Motorparts Techline @800-325-8886 1 Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted July 2, 2018 Report Posted July 2, 2018 V8's usually have the notch forward on one bank and to the rear on the opposite bank. Very nice Royal wagon...Mine is a runner but needs to be restored. 2 Quote
Hemibear426 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Posted July 2, 2018 Wow! Your wood sure looks better than mine before restoration. I have pictures of mine before we got started and there was no place to mount the door handles! Your chrome looks better than mine does now. Quote
tom'sB2B Posted July 9, 2018 Author Report Posted July 9, 2018 Pulled the clip today. Lots of scrapping, cleaning and painting. Can’t put a clean, rebuilt engine into this dirty mess. 1 Quote
Hemibear426 Posted July 9, 2018 Report Posted July 9, 2018 Be sure to post a picture after you got it all cleaned up. I'm doing the same thing now on the '34 and mercy it is a mess! Quote
tom'sB2B Posted July 14, 2018 Author Report Posted July 14, 2018 Got the oil seal in the timing chain cover. Decided to put a speedi-sleeve on the dampner flange. Used the dampner flange to float the cover before tightening bolts. put the oil pan on, making sure not to cut the excess gasket. Decided to seal the pan side of the gasket and just grease the block side (the Don Coatney method). Hopefully no leaks. 2 1 Quote
tom'sB2B Posted August 3, 2018 Author Report Posted August 3, 2018 Put the head and torqued to 65lbs in proper sequence. Used copper gasket sealer. Got the water pump back on. Put some paint on it. 3 Quote
Hemibear426 Posted August 3, 2018 Report Posted August 3, 2018 Looks great! What paint did you use? Quote
tom'sB2B Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 7:22 AM, Hemibear426 said: Looks great! What paint did you use? It’s Duplicolor “Aluminum” engine enamel. I’m happy with the way it looks. I put a couple of coats on. It drys fast. I guess we’ll see how it lasts. Quote
Hemibear426 Posted August 5, 2018 Report Posted August 5, 2018 Thanks a bunch! I 'll get to Home Depot soon! Quote
tom'sB2B Posted August 15, 2018 Author Report Posted August 15, 2018 Birthday present to myself arrived today. (c/o George Asche Jr.) 6 Quote
Greg51T&CWagon Posted August 15, 2018 Report Posted August 15, 2018 Curious how this setup works with fluid drive? would one have the electrics work off just one of the carbs? Quote
tom'sB2B Posted August 15, 2018 Author Report Posted August 15, 2018 The car it’s going on is a fluid drive. (1947 Dodge) When I bought it, it had a carter carb with a sisson choke. My 1950 Dodge truck is fluid drive with a carter carb and runs fine. shouldnt be an issue, but maybe someone with more knowledge will comment. Quote
casper50 Posted August 15, 2018 Report Posted August 15, 2018 I run mine with dual carters. I also had the sisson choke and just removed it. Since there was no choke cable for a manual choke I just repurposed athe throttle cable hooking it up to both carbs. Works great. Quote
DonaldSmith Posted August 15, 2018 Report Posted August 15, 2018 I believe that only the semi-automatic and overdrive transmissions needed the downshift contact at the carburetor. A three-speed with the Fluid Drive coupling would not need an interrupter circuit. Wouldn't a 47 Dodge have a three-speed behind the fluid coupling, or was the GyroMatic semi-automatic available? Quote
casper50 Posted August 15, 2018 Report Posted August 15, 2018 3 speed. but the choke was heat/electric. Quote
tom'sB2B Posted August 15, 2018 Author Report Posted August 15, 2018 2 hours ago, casper50 said: I run mine with dual carters. I also had the sisson choke and just removed it. Since there was no choke cable for a manual choke I just repurposed athe throttle cable hooking it up to both carbs. Works great. Good idea Quote
tom'sB2B Posted August 27, 2018 Author Report Posted August 27, 2018 Got the engine off the engine stand an onto my handmade engine kart. Now I can bolt on the back end stuff. 2 Quote
tom'sB2B Posted August 27, 2018 Author Report Posted August 27, 2018 Got the flywheel/fluid drive assembly on this afternoon. It’s a bit of a pain to get the nuts on. Definitely no go for a fat fingered mechanic. Not sure how I could torque the nuts to spec. 1 Quote
Hemibear426 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Posted August 27, 2018 HOLY! COW! That engine looks good! Love those dual carbs. Quote
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