madprofessor
"Loose Cannon Creations"
Took one quick look at engine back at shop, something that would be easy to do, found it right off. Pulled valve cover to verify mechanicals, found intake rocker and its shaft laying inside. The outside circlip was missing from shaft, couldn't find it in there anywhere. At least the lash cap was still in place and the pushrod wasn't bent. Got me into it now, kept going.
Unbolted motor, drained oil (Earth conscious), pulled off sidecover. Need to replace bolts with my stud set anyway. No circlip found, even with a magnet. Thinking it must be down a pushrod tunnel, stopped on lifter guide plate. Magnet too big to probe around down there, will get a smaller one. Now have to wait on parts. Rocker shaft circlip(s), performance gasket set, permanent-duty Loctite, Royal Purple Break-in oil, a new Comet belt for my Chinese CVT, etc..............plus a bunch for the new steering setup.
Steering has 3/4" round stock shaft from wheel's quick release hub welded inside 3/4" EMT conduit, passes through 1" EMT conduit welded through dash arch. Not a tight fit there, so it rattled. Had welded some thin patch metal onto 3/4" EMT for the loose fit rattle, turned out that while it would turn very free statically, it would bind badly turning it against resistance. And there's still not enough degrees of steering wheel for my taste, even after gearing the chain-drive from shaft to pitman arm for a 13:32 reduction in gearing, didn't translate to same reduction in wheel.
Ordering a 35B12-3/4 sprocket for left-drive position, will be using a 35B20-3/4 and chain I have for the direct-shafted center-drive position. Probably getting another small idler sprocket I can make into a chain tensioner for it. Also getting 2 more quick-release steering wheel hubs (matching red ones), some 3/4" allthread and more rod couplings....................that ought to keep me busy a while.
Note: See pic below? Good Earth conscious tip for oil changes. Bar clamp on each side of empty bottle keeps it solid for funneling in the oil. Starts way back when you put oil in, saving the empty for later oil changes.
Unbolted motor, drained oil (Earth conscious), pulled off sidecover. Need to replace bolts with my stud set anyway. No circlip found, even with a magnet. Thinking it must be down a pushrod tunnel, stopped on lifter guide plate. Magnet too big to probe around down there, will get a smaller one. Now have to wait on parts. Rocker shaft circlip(s), performance gasket set, permanent-duty Loctite, Royal Purple Break-in oil, a new Comet belt for my Chinese CVT, etc..............plus a bunch for the new steering setup.
Steering has 3/4" round stock shaft from wheel's quick release hub welded inside 3/4" EMT conduit, passes through 1" EMT conduit welded through dash arch. Not a tight fit there, so it rattled. Had welded some thin patch metal onto 3/4" EMT for the loose fit rattle, turned out that while it would turn very free statically, it would bind badly turning it against resistance. And there's still not enough degrees of steering wheel for my taste, even after gearing the chain-drive from shaft to pitman arm for a 13:32 reduction in gearing, didn't translate to same reduction in wheel.
Ordering a 35B12-3/4 sprocket for left-drive position, will be using a 35B20-3/4 and chain I have for the direct-shafted center-drive position. Probably getting another small idler sprocket I can make into a chain tensioner for it. Also getting 2 more quick-release steering wheel hubs (matching red ones), some 3/4" allthread and more rod couplings....................that ought to keep me busy a while.
Note: See pic below? Good Earth conscious tip for oil changes. Bar clamp on each side of empty bottle keeps it solid for funneling in the oil. Starts way back when you put oil in, saving the empty for later oil changes.
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