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Re: [TR] Aluminum head?

To: Greg Lemon <grglmn@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Aluminum head?
From: Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 22:51:07 -0400
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Thanks for the tip. Is there a total of eight nuts holding the manifolds
on?  I've only removed the top 4 so far.

On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 10:38 PM Greg Lemon <grglmn@gmail.com> wrote:

> On the manifold, not much concern about loosening the liners when you tak=
e
> the manifold off, manifold shouldn't be stuck with all the nuts off, a
> little leverage or soft pop with a lead hammer should take it right off.
>
> Your main concern RE the liners popping loose is turning the engine,
> pulling the head off or jockeying it around shouldn't loosen them up,
> friction from rings on liner sliding up might.
>
> Greg Lemon
> TR250
> On Mon, Sep 2, 2019, 9:25 PM Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Why don't more cars have wet sleeve engines?  What was the weekness of
>> this idea?
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 10:19 PM Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 9:18 PM Wbeech@flash.net <wbeech@flash.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, Moss carries an aluminum head, about $3,000.  I don=E2=80=99t wor=
ry about
>>>> any sequence for loosening, for tightening  use the sequence in the bo=
ok,
>>>> after tightening to 50ftlbs tighten in steps of 20ftlbs through the
>>>> sequence until you get to the specified 105ftlbs.
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my IBM 8088
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 2, 2019, at 8:10 PM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gotcha!  I may be dumb but   I I am dumb, but,I=E2=80=99m no dummy, I =
don=E2=80=99t
>>>> have an aluminum head on my motor. Do theymake aluminum heads for our =
motor
>>>> or do they? Anyway they=E2=80=99re out of my price range.
>>>>
>>>>   As I was loosening the bolts that hold the head on,  I got to
>>>> thinking, I wonder if there is a sequence for loosening these head nut=
s .
>>>>  Metal bends, You know. Perhaps that is more critical for something li=
ke
>>>> aluminum heads.
>>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for the tip. Is there a total of eight nuts holding=
 the manifolds on?=C2=A0 I&#39;ve only removed the top 4 so far.<br></div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon,=
 Sep 2, 2019 at 10:38 PM Greg Lemon &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:grglmn@gmail.com"=
>grglmn@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>On the manifold, not much concern a=
bout loosening the liners when you take the manifold off, manifold shouldn&=
#39;t be stuck with all the nuts off, a little leverage or soft pop with a =
lead hammer should take it right off.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"auto">Your main concern RE the liners popping loose is =
turning the engine, pulling the head off or jockeying it around shouldn&#39=
;t loosen them up, friction from rings on liner sliding up might.</div><div=
 dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>TR250<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 2, 2019, 9:25 PM Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:dorpaul1@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dorpaul1@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">W=
hy don&#39;t more cars have wet sleeve engines?=C2=A0 What was the weekness=
 of this idea?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 10:19 PM Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:dorpaul1@gmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">dorpaul1@gm=
ail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks!=C2=A0<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 9:18 PM <a =
href=3D"mailto:Wbeech@flash.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">Wbeec=
h@flash.net</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wbeech@flash.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">wbeech@flash.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r=
gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Yes, Moss carries an aluminum head, about=
 $3,000.=C2=A0 I don=E2=80=99t worry about any sequence for loosening, for =
tightening=C2=A0 use the sequence in the book, after tightening to 50ftlbs =
tighten in steps of 20ftlbs through the sequence until you get to the speci=
fied 105ftlbs.=C2=A0 <br>
Bill<br>
<br>
Sent from my IBM 8088<br>
<br>
On Sep 2, 2019, at 8:10 PM, Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gmai=
l.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">dorpaul1@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br>
<br>
Gotcha!=C2=A0 I may be dumb but=C2=A0 =C2=A0I I am dumb, but,I=E2=80=99m no=
 dummy, I don=E2=80=99t have an aluminum head on my motor. Do theymake alum=
inum heads for our motor or do they? Anyway they=E2=80=99re out of my price=
 range.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 As I was loosening the bolts that hold the head on,=C2=A0 I got to t=
hinking, I wonder if there is a sequence for loosening these head nuts .=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0Metal bends, You know. Perhaps that is more critical for somethin=
g like aluminum heads.<br>
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