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DAVID'S WEB SITE
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Date: 8-2-2011
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Number of Hours: 1.75
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Brief Description: More disassemly
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Removed most of the side sheet metal, rear engine mount, distributor, fuel pump, the Delcotron adapter, the fuel pump actuator rod, clutch, clutch plate and bell housing.
I removed the bell housing wrong and messed it up pretty bad. I didn't realize I had missed one of the oil pan bolts that come up from the bottom and, with surprisingly little effort broke a chunk out of the lower edge where the missed bolt screws into the housing.
I also discovered that this engine has the 140hp heads on it. Those are not good for my purpose since they develop their extra HP at an rpm higher than prop speed. In fact, at the usual 2500-2700 rpm of the prop, the 140hp heads actually develop LESS power than the 'regular' heads at that same rpm. They are supposed to be fairly valuable to Corvair enthusiasts, so I might be able to trade them out for a pair of 'normal' heads plus a new bell housing and a harmonic balancer.
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Front with bellhousing removed
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Head casting number 3878570
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