I'm going back and forth between engine and components (when I'm at home nights/weekends) and bodywork (nights at the vo-tech). The past weekend, I did a little engine work. I repainted the engine (remember the rust induced by the clothes dryer?) and collected the various studs, nuts, bolts & washers necessary to attach the 'peripherals'.
I bought nuts/bolts from the local supplier. Turns out he gave me 5/16-18 nuts for 5/16-24 threaded studs. That will ruin the studs on your water pump housing. I happened to be in KC last week, so I stopped in at Victoria British and got the appropriate studs, then went to Lowe's and got an abundance of 5/16 lockwashers and 5/16-24 nuts out of the 'Grade 5' specialty bins.
I could now attach the water pump housing, the water pump, the fan clutch/fan, and the fuel pump, dizzy, and alternator.
Took me a while to find out that the alternator bracket fit on the water pump housing. As you can see, the
components are coming together. Engine looks much nicer/cleaner with a coat of semi-gloss black engine paint. I've not decided on the oil filter adaptor. I probably won't use it. But I had to understand how it went on. I also think that my fuel pump is the one that doesn't require the spacer, but right now the spacer's on there.
I cleaned the fan up nicely with some household cleaner. It was filthy when I got it. And it's original!
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| See the alternator bracket? |
Most recently, I decided to repaint the valve cover with silver. I had painted it orange at first, but then realized that was inaccurate. I used aircraft paint remover to take off the orange (using soaked steel wool to get in the crevices), then high heat Rustoleum primer (3-4 coats). wet sand with 600 grit, then topcoat with 5 light coats of high heat silver ("High Heat Silver, Away!" (sorry, couldn't resist...)). I may clearcoat it as well.
11/11/10 Update - This morning I read an article that said you should never primer a valve cover or other engine component. Hmmm...
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