Today was spent assembling the piston and con rod assemblies,fitting the new rings after checking them in the bores to ensure the ring gasp is correct . Then fitting the crank followed by fitting the crank seal . a little task which can up to an hour to get right so the crank doesn’t leak.
The block was repainted to an original type of black finish
With new side plates and fasteners the short block is beginning to look like an engine again.
The cylinder Block and Crank with it’s newly balanced flywheel arrived back yesterday From Chiltons ,Here in brisbane.
As per usual the standard of their work is exemplary with the block bored to 4th oversize ,the crank crack tested and polished with the Flywheel modified to suit the balance of the crank. The block was tanked with all of the plugs etc removed to blear the oilways and water jacket of any sludge etc. The red finish is Glptol applied by mercedes back in 1970,which even the cuastic tank wont remove.
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