engine rebuilt

some pics of the exhaust manifolds after painted..





still waiting for the parts to come...

u mean the riser gaskets? between the riser and the elbow? if so the block passage is the one in the back..
its something to do with the flow..

about the paint: it has a nice glow..it will hold up good in the upper parts but in the bottom it will cook soon after the engine starts up...


those manifolds you're talking about are for your work boat right?

ok wouldn't know the head gasket possitioning so i'll wait someone gives you the answer so I note it for my assembly

Kapla,

Been following your posts. That's good to hear. Won't be long and you'll be foot'n behind the your own boat!

Question: I will continue using the protec ignition till it dies.. hope it doesn´t when the boat is ready for the maiden trip
Does it have some kind of rev limiter. As the new engine set up will rev higher( hope), will I have problems? As I recall the module can´t be adjusted....

what engine do you have the HO pro boss?

yeap... and what mph do you get ouRegarding rev it should top 5-5.2 regarding type of prop...

do you think that 35hp translates into 50rpms and a mph over???

well i retuned this week to ba so no much to tell about the engine only what i spoke with my friend when I called once from paris. All parts came perfect... block was sent to the machine shop to clean, bath, rebore to .30 etc....but unforunately or not..while going on one of the last cylinder the water gallery wall broke into it....so he decided to put cylinder jackets to all the cylinders (here it usual to do that its called "encamisar" like putting a shirt)and bore them to the size of my pistons...If i had gone in the first time with the jacket I might had ordered std pistons I guess..but well who knows..jackets are double work...but at least now i'm confident it will resist long..imagine if the gallrey collapsed after some use and then engine needs to be reopened etc....wednesday i will have some more info on the engine....

btw I went to the shop to see the parts, some were out in the machine shop others (pistons, crank, fly were being balanced) heads were there, they look good!! the camshaft came with a t-shirt as a gift!!

Inspect the pushrods- if they look OK then Id reuse them (I did on my '90). If you decide that theyre worn, then bolt the engine together and order the exact length you need. You may or may not have to shim your rockers with the stock pushrods to set the proper lifter preload.

I think youre confusing what I said about valvesprings with the pushrods. Stock GT40p valvesprings are only good up to around .500 of lift... so I replaced them when I added my cam (.490/.490) since I was darn close to that. The Tristate upgraded valvesprings wont have that problem- they should be good to .550 or so.

ahaha thanks tim!! ufff guess that are ok then as my heads are from tristate. Old pushrods look ok, with no visible damage, or tip wear...
For a moment I freaked out!!!lol

Since you're really investing on the engine, I'd search for the optimal pushrod lenght so you get all the juice from the upgrades.

If it comes out yours are good and have the correct lenght leave them.
But I wouldnt be reusing them if they are pitted and held performance.

You usually check them for pitting and straightness.

old ones not pitted at all.. will check them for straightness...
wich would be the optimal lenght them so I can chack against the ones I have?

ok then..i´ll report back when all is put toghether