Pauly's go quicker project. (Data Logs!)
10-29-2012, 04:30 AM
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Pistons and oil pump is now on, balance shafts are ready to go in tomorrow. And possibly most of the other things will go on, like water pump, tensioner ect..
10-29-2012, 10:16 PM
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Have a chat to Rod, i think he has used the lindsey rings. Im not sure if they were successful. Rod you out there ? i could be wrong.
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10-29-2012, 10:30 PM
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Im nto sure where you heard that but the Geotez rings but thats what we use for virtually all of the builds we do. they are, well in our opinion, the absolute best available. over the past 12 years i have lost count how many rebuilds we have done, but we have had zero problems with the Federal Mogel rings.
i read it on these forums, people described them as "good enough" or "could have been better"
something to do with the gaps being larger them OEM?
There is no need to gap the OEM rings if your using a standard bore size. they have always been spot on.
Have a chat to Rod, i think he has used the lindsey rings. Im not sure if they were successful. Rod you out there ? i could be wrong.
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i read it on these forums, people described them as "good enough" or "could have been better"
something to do with the gaps being larger them OEM?
There is no need to gap the OEM rings if your using a standard bore size. they have always been spot on.
Have a chat to Rod, i think he has used the lindsey rings. Im not sure if they were successful. Rod you out there ? i could be wrong.
regards
Sean
10-29-2012, 11:59 PM
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Just my two cents worth, I went through five sets of Goetz rings from LR during my last build. Every set had at least one ring that could not be gapped properly. I gave up and ordered factory OEM rings from Mike that had to be flown over from Germany and damn expensive $500+ dollars three years ago. After that they began making their own rings.
11-01-2012, 05:46 AM
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Just my two cents worth, I went through five sets of Goetz rings from LR during my last build. Every set had at least one ring that could not be gapped properly. I gave up and ordered factory OEM rings from Mike that had to be flown over from Germany and damn expensive $500+ dollars three years ago. After that they began making their own rings.
the LR rings looked like to be good quality, and hopefully they are!
11-01-2012, 05:50 AM
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I've got most of the block together.. I've got the balance shafts, water pump, oil pump, oil filter, sensors, rollers, tensioner (will come back off again for the timing belt) and the turbo all back on the block.
My method of installing the pulleys for the balance shafts.
I got the split ring pliers with the 90 degree angle on them and just put them in the 2 holes and let them jam on something on the block. worked like a charm.
My method of installing the pulleys for the balance shafts.
I got the split ring pliers with the 90 degree angle on them and just put them in the 2 holes and let them jam on something on the block. worked like a charm.
11-01-2012, 01:52 PM
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Pauly, it looks to me like you may have the upper balance shaft sprocket indexed wrong. It looks like the 'O' is visible in the rectangular opening whereas it should be in one of the circlular openings instead. If you index the shafts and put on the belt on with them installed as-is you will have quite a bit of vibration on first startup! 
11-01-2012, 05:29 PM
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Pauly, it looks to me like you may have the upper balance shaft sprocket indexed wrong. It looks like the 'O' is visible in the rectangular opening whereas it should be in one of the circlular openings instead. If you index the shafts and put on the belt on with them installed as-is you will have quite a bit of vibration on first startup!
11-01-2012, 06:55 PM
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http://www.clarks-garage.com/pdf-manual/eng-08.pdf
Looks like it is coming together.
11-01-2012, 07:39 PM
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