2 liter long block from Adrian...

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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by Jivermo » Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:00 pm

An update on this subject is now at the "Jivermo Visit now with pics" post.

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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by Jivermo » Sun Jul 05, 2015 2:35 pm

Success! Adrian Rebuild Número Dos started immediately, and ran very well for the 20 minute break in period. It sounds very good. The video is probably pretty boring, but I wanted to capture it in case something went south.
http://youtu.be/3o18n02rh1I

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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by lilpig88 » Sun Jul 05, 2015 3:08 pm

Fantastic!

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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by Jivermo » Sun Jul 05, 2015 3:58 pm

The oil that I drained out after the 20 minute run was considerably cleaner than that from Adrian's previous engine. There was no metallic glistening to this oil. I would attribute that to Adrian running this engine to test for leaks, and draining that oil out for shipping. There was a bit of oil in the engine that drained out as I was working on it on the engine stand. This motor has no drips whatsoever. I had some anxiety as to whether it would fire up after all the nonsense I had with the distributor gear. One thing, I've learned a bunch of good stuff on this entire fiasco...a lot of labor, but the engine is very familiar to me now. Thank you to everyone who has been helping me out along the way, as I have asked questions. It was really neat when this engine fired right up.

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Oil from Adrain Engine Numero Uno, after Colin and I broke that one in:
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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by THall » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:14 am

Jivermo wrote: It was really neat when this engine fired right up.
That is great to hear. Let us know how she does over the first 1k miles....enjoy!
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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by asiab3 » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:27 am

Jivermo wrote:One thing, I've learned a bunch of good stuff on this entire fiasco...a lot of labor, but the engine is very familiar to me now.
Congrats! I think you'll find that familiarity might be worth the hassle in the long run. Ok, well maybe not ALL the hassle……

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145k miles with me.
322k miles on Earth.

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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by Amskeptic » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:58 am

That picture of your oil drain pan is pure art.

The comparison to the first one is an eye-opener.
You should make that one your Christmas card to Adrian

"Holiday Greetings From Headflow Masters"

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Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: 2 liter long block from Adrian...

Post by wcfvw69 » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:26 am

Congratulations! I love seeing all the hard work pay off with huge smiles!
1970 Westfalia bus. Stock 1776 dual port type 1 engine. Restored German Solex 34-3. Restored 205Q distributor, restored to factory appearance engine.

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