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1. Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: My79Spitfire@aol.com; Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:45:20 EDT; Hi all, I am finally rebuilding my 1500 engine following the Champaign disaster. I have a question about oil. When rebuilding an aircraft engine, we always ran non-detergent (straight mineral) oil fo; /html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00168.html (7,425 bytes)
2. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Jon McLeroy <jfm@ballistic.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 22:34:47 -0500; Hi Geof Consider using Penrite Oil Products for your break in oil as well as our HPR 30 a 20w/60 replacement for SAE 30. The running in oil is used for 300 miles then changed to the HPR 30. If you wo; /html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00172.html (8,172 bytes)
3. Engine rebuild (score: 1): Author: John & Judy Tones <jtones@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 17:04:15 -0800; I am planning an engine rebuild for my 1500, and I would like to know what I can do to get better reliability and/or performance that would not be considered part of a regular rebuild. For example, I; /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00147.html (6,639 bytes)
4. engine rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Brett S. Durie" <durieb@union.edu>; Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 20:00:56 -0400 (EDT); A few weeks ago I asked the list abtou this problem I had when I rebuild my spitfire engine. IT was realyl hard to turn. I took it apart again today, and sure enough I had placed soem of the rod bear; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00032.html (6,540 bytes)
5. Engine rebuild (score: 1): Author: "BillG" <wrgingerich@qwest.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 15:01:58 -0500; Greetings Fellow Listers, Some of you might remember last September when my '74 Spit (since named Frank) engine lost oil pressure and started doing it's rock crusher impressions. I've finally had a c; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00572.html (8,916 bytes)
6. Re: Engine rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 16:55:18 -0400; Do yourself a big favor, and replace all the bearings. But first, take the crank to a machine shop, and get it mic'd(Measured with a micrometer to check wear.) You may need to get it recut, and then; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00573.html (7,870 bytes)
7. RE: Engine rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Graziano, Michael" <michael.graziano@csfb.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:02:32 -0400; Just a few thoughts... 1) your block may have some serious damage. once the thrust washer has dropped, it's usually cheaper to just source a new block than have the damage repaired. 2) have the new; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00602.html (8,237 bytes)
8. Re: Engine rebuild (score: 1): Author: "BillG" <wrgingerich@qwest.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:20:20 -0500; Hi Mike, OK, now I'm worried. What kind of damage will dropping the thrust washer do to the block? What do I look for? Pinning the thrust washer sounds like a good idea. The oil cooler is patiently w; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00606.html (7,537 bytes)
9. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 09:07:48 -0500; Michael, that was a great reply, lots of info. I was particularly interested because I'm starting the process of adding a little oomph to my Spitfire 1500. You mentioned the "Make nice big D shaped p; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00003.html (15,928 bytes)
10. RE: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Bowen, Patrick" <pbowen@intellinetics.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 09:31:47 -0500; Another option to planing the head and having to argue with the difference in height with the pushrods, is to plane the block. The benefit of this is you take less off to raise the compression more.; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00004.html (16,908 bytes)
11. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: "dt gebhard" <kimkell@decaturnet.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:23:53 -0500; Now I understand!; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00005.html (17,858 bytes)
12. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 08:20:05 -0700; I think this pushrod thing is often overstated. I was prepared to shorten the pushrods on my 1296 engine with 11.6:1 compression ratio but found that there is a lot of wiggle room in the engine that; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00006.html (18,838 bytes)
13. RE: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 07:38:11 -0800 (PST); I've used all the methods mentioned, with good Be aware that planing the block will 'pop-up' the top of the piston above the deck. This will require either machine work to the head (flycutting at the; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00007.html (9,929 bytes)
14. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Ken C" <sdspitfire@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:53:03 -0800; I agree. Wait till you see the need after all the engine work has been done. I had the heads shaved a bit (9.5:1) and the pushrods are ok. I guess the rocker arms might be angled a bit, but that shou; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00013.html (8,413 bytes)
15. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Stephane St-Amant" <steph71tr6@crosswinds.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 14:53:47 -0500; Reminds me of a nice fall day waiting at a street light. Pull up beside a car with two kids, still wet behind the ears, smiling (read laughing) at us. That's when my wife told me: "Rev the engine a l; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00014.html (8,839 bytes)
16. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Robert Gunther <rjgunthe@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 15:40:09 -0500; Make sure you make the shims out of used Watney Red Barrel beer cans !!!!!; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00017.html (18,690 bytes)
17. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Mike Chambers" <mikech@sprynet.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 17:47:48 -0700; Also if a 1500 block is milled, the recesses around the cylinders for the headgasket need to be recut. MikeC; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00020.html (10,646 bytes)
18. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:17:50 -0700; Hold on for one minute! Before you go recutting those grooves, Why not leave the deck flat so you can use one of Mordy Dunst's copper head gaskets! Alternatively, you can use a stock Mk3 head gasket.; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00021.html (7,651 bytes)
19. Re:engine rebuild (score: 1): Author: Glenn Trunnell <trunnell@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 22:22:48 -0800; Someone may already have suggested this, but the Triumphtune manual from Moss Europe has a lot of good suggestions for building a reliable street engine with from 85 - 135 horsepower. I think it's a; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00024.html (8,803 bytes)
20. RE: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Graziano, Michael" <michael.graziano@csfb.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:04:09 -0500; The D shaped pockets ___ Don't mind the crude drawing. The D shaped pockets should be set up such that the large flat section (on the left in the above) faces the intake opening, in the vertical pos; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00025.html (11,643 bytes)

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