Tim Keith Posted January 14, 2019 Report Posted January 14, 2019 Chrysler/Plymouth Flat head Rebuild 1 2 Quote
PT81Jan Posted January 14, 2019 Report Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Tim Keith said: Chrysler/Plymouth Flat head Rebuild part 3 Thanks for posting this. Was watching part 1 and 2 some weeks ago, but didn`t get part 3 displayed. So for completion, here is part 1 & part 2 (Maybe moderators will move this to the Technical archive section ? Interesting for both the car & truck guys here) Edited January 14, 2019 by PT81Jan 1 Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 15, 2019 Report Posted January 15, 2019 I quit watching after 7 minutes when he said you have to replace the valve seats in the engine with hardened seats so it will run on unleaded fuel.......... 1 Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Posted January 15, 2019 Oops ...., someone hadn't done their homework on that..... Quote
Matt Wilson Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Frank Elder said: I quit watching after 7 minutes when he said you have to replace the valve seats in the engine with hardened seats so it will run on unleaded fuel.......... He later corrected himself on that - either later in the first video or in the second video. By that point, he had figured out he doesn't need to replace them because they're already hardened. Overall, it's a pretty good video series. Edited January 16, 2019 by Matt Wilson 1 Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 It's an excellent video for those who are not familiar with what's involved in machining and rebuilding the Mopar flat heads. A little long for me but very nice to see this Flat head video series instead of watching the dime a dozen Chevy Ford or Mopar V8 rebuilds. 3 Quote
thisoldtruck Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 Could have been worse.....he could’ve said it’s just too old and that parts are hard to come by and that any hopes of getting any increase in horse power will be dashed because of lack of availability and high cost.......and then suggested an LS swap! Ha.....ha! ?? 1 1 Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Now did I miss it, or did he forget to mention the oiling holes in the rods? Or does a 201 have rod specific direction for oiling? Edited January 22, 2019 by Frank Elder 1 Quote
sser2 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 12 hours ago, Frank Elder said: does a 201 have rod specific direction for oiling? Yeah it does. Odd and even rods are different. Thanks for the video! 1 Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 At 6.31 he carefully notes heat slot and oil hole positions. Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 Just now, Dodgeb4ya said: At 6.31 he carefully notes heat slot and oil hole positions. Thanks, I will have to watch that! And that vid just popped up 15 minutes after he posted it last night......while I was you tubing.....can't wait for the rest of them! Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) WD 40 to lube the rings and pistons? I'll stick with a small amount of engine oil to lube the rings and pistons. He uses oil on the rod bearings....OK I guess but assembly lube for journals stays there if the new engine sits and protects the journals for break in. He shows nothing about the rear main rope seal kneading/checking rolling to fit etc. The pistons are already installed...so now he can't show seal to crank drag. That should be done right after checking the crankshaft clearance and for free rotation. Shouldn't be too much drag. He should show checking how much crank drag there is because of the rope seal installation. A lot of people fail on this part of rebuilds. I don't mean to beat him down just a couple important things. Edited January 22, 2019 by Dodgeb4ya 3 Quote
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