New old styled water pump

A little while back I bought a new water pump for a model B head, and I got it (relatively!) cheap, so I thought, I'd better take it apart to see, if it was the old design for grease (most likely), or new sealing design.
It was the old version, but the quality looks really nice, so I'd buy one like it again for that price!






Keep 'em kruzin! Dannerr

Another night in the garage

Yesterday I went to the garage- I had remembered some old headlights, I bought at a swap meet, so I desided to try one of them on.




















And when it started getting dark, the moon came out again.



Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr

Old tool put to new use

Yesterday I managed to take the new engine for my tudor apart. In order to take out the valves, I had to modify an old swap finding, a valve spring compressor:





I knew, I had a thing, that looked like the tool to push out the valve guides, but it was wrong, so I slided the first one out, and used it as the tool instead.





Using the modified spring compressor to compress spring:


Removal of  spring retainer:





With fingers, I pulled spring clear of push rod and twisted spring past push rod:


My fingers couldn't bend the spring, so I rotated spring off of valve steam.


As mentioned, I used one valve guide half to push other valve guide half's loose. I would have had to find a proper tool, if valve guide's were stuck! Luckily, these weren't.





I then pulled one half off - and used the option of dropping the other half in the old oil!


Then I was able to pull out the spring, and be proud, that I didn't break anything... this time!


Engine completely torn down:





Empty block (except bolts):


Pressure plates applied, fosset on head open for letting air out, open water supply:


Then I made sure, the block is not cracked:











Meanwhile the clock had turned ten, and I returned to workshop to discover, it was night:




Got home, got to bed - was tiered, but proud!

Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr

Another A in the Tudor

So, after a lot of troubles with water in the oil, I finally concluded, the block of my first B engine was cracked - see earlier blogpost.
Therfore I've decided to put an A motor in the Tudor, as I have to sell it to raise money to a downpayment on my future house, and the other B I will keep to put in my project. Hence it's no longer a B, I will post updates on the A engine on Dannerrs blog, where I will go through the engine.
Below are some pictures of the begining of the tear down:





First cylinders conecting rod:





Second cylinders conecting rod:





Third cylinders conecting rod:





Fourth cylinders conecting rod:





I'll post here again, when B related topics araise.


Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr

An other patient on the table

Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr