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  1. Bob H.

    End of season Summary

    Yes, here in the midwest, most of us haul out for the winter months the end of October. All in all, I'm pretty happy with the engine rebuild (port) and related mechanical repairs/modifications. One thing though; seeing some carbon deposits out of the port engine exhaust during warm up. When the...
  2. Bob H.

    Model 350; pressure test oil cooler?

    Finishing the installation of our rebuilt engine and noticed a little water mixed in the cooler lines for the transmission oil and engine oil. What's the best way to check these coolers? Is there a procedure and spec for pressure testing them...
  3. Bob H.

    1100 hr valve job and........

    Seems like it took forever! Fit in thru the cockpit entry with about 1/4" to spare on either side.
  4. Bob H.

    New distributor with electronic ignition; opinions please!

    Many of you know I'm in the midst of an engine rebuild on a 1987 Crusader Model # 350 / 7.4L Gen 4 ( many of you may be getting bored with reading about it, sorry!). Everyone here pretty much agrees on replacing the distributor, and I have found the stock Mallory replacement. Now our plan has...
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    1100 hr valve job and........

    Not going to have much to report for awhile now that the block is at the shop. They are gonna call me when the pistons are out so I can get better pics. - So for now, we are just cleaning parts and ordering what we need to complete the project.
  6. Bob H.

    1100 hr valve job and........

    a couple more of the block all stripped down before 4 stout lads heaved it out! Off to the machine shop on Monday. -
  7. Bob H.

    1100 hr valve job and........

    Well after time off to fix a dislocated hip and various other things, she came out of the engine room today!
  8. Bob H.

    1100 hr valve job and........

    Here's a pic with the stairs removed, and the salon floor cut for engine removal; Next week we finish removing the systems/parts required to get the block out the cockpit entry.
  9. Bob H.

    1100 hr valve job and........

    Here's a pic of the entire side; Still waiting to hear back from the machine shop.....
  10. Bob H.

    1100 hr valve job and........

    Pics; The rest of the piston tops/heads looked pretty normal. Off to the machine shop tomorrow to see what their opinion is. In a perfect world I would have the time and resources for a new long block. That's just not gonna happen this year. What are my chances of re-conditioning the heads...
  11. Bob H.

    1100 hr valve job and........

    Got the 381 laid-up in heated storage this winter and did a compression test on both engines (454 model 350). Starboard engine looked good with seven cylinders at or near 150psi and one at 139psi. Port engine was another story; two cylinder at 90psi, five at 120 and one at 60 psi! Cylinder...
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