Finishing the Lower Half | Triumph Spitfire Restoration - Part 108
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Thanks for the shout out. I love those wooden blocks. They absorb any oil and expand (hence the soft wood) and seal up nice and tight. TR4 was the same way. And dont worry about the oil pump packing. You mentioned it, but I'm in the club to prime the oil pump and get full pressure using a drill immedialty prior to first start.
Thanks for all the guidance Chris! Priming the engine with a drill seems like a smart move. Get all that oil flowing before even attempting a start.
Won't be long now to hear all that Horse Power come to life!! LOL!!
I’m hoping just a few more weeks!
Re the Oil Pump, it should be packed with Vaseline before installation, that gives the pump something to do on first start up, and prevents air locks.
Wouldn’t that mean the pump needs to be primed after each time it runs? I read people just prime the engine with a drill on the pump.
@@StevesProjectCarGarage Not really, just for the very first time, I believe.
First! Always look forward to seeing your progress!
Awesome! Thank you!
You didn't mention that the alloy sealing block needs checking for straightness because they are often deformed by a DPO by overtightening. Also, those little wooden shims are normal factory standard parts. (Actually, you did, further along in the video, that's why they now make sealing blocks out of steel). I have one in my spares, but haven't used one yet.
I got the sealing block from a buddy of mine. I stripped the threads in my old one.
@@StevesProjectCarGarage Easily done. Luckily it's not one of the earlier ones without the bolt in the middle.
@@StevesProjectCarGarage. I have a steel one as well. One of the holes was stripped in the alloy one. The timing cover is one of the biggest areas for leaks. A sleeve and the steel plate goes a long way to solving that. Also making sure the cover sealing edges are flat
No gasket between the pump body & block? Hard to check fit & clearance down in there, unlike the body to end cover that are easy & should always be done, glass & wetordry. I would've put a Very Thin smear o'goop around its outlet, but it's a very big pump for this size engine and it won't miss a little leakage. Pump was lubed with very viscous stuff, thick enough to take up its clearances so no need at all to 'pack' it with stuff! That hammer(zinc?) looks to be shedding, soft enough to not score the pump & the filter'll catch it, but I wouldn't want it there to begin with. Rant, IMO. Stronger bolts at the stock torque means to me that they don't stretch as much, if at all, and stretch is what keeps them from loosening.
I was shocked to see not gasket there as well when I disassembled it and I check parts lists, diagrams etc and they do not use one! Like you said it’s a big pump. I after the fact watched a Rusty Beauties video to see if he packed his pump and he didn’t but he did use a smear of a similar gasket cinch that I use.
That’s an old lead hammer. Love it. It’s my no mar hammer of choice. I need a dead blow hammer but this has always done me well.