Well a rather annoying twist in the tale. Installed the crank the other day after completing all pre assembly prep. Everything seemed ok bar a slight bit of clearancing needed on the girdle plate. Took everything off and found a whopper of a scratch on one of my main bearings. Annoyed doesn’t come close!
I know the block and crank were crystal clean so I can only assume that my old pot of assembly lube had become contaminated with a bit of grit or who knows what. What are the odds?!?
So, yet again, a thorough clean of block and crank before sealing away on clean bags while I await new bearings to arrive….. and a NEW bottle of assembly lube by @torcousa via @nimbusmotorsport
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nickz32 ·
Fitting aftermarket boost gauge today, and I seem to have unplugged a Vacumm pipe, and I cant find where its supposed to be plugged into.
I think its the pipe for the Stock boost gauge, as that now sits at Zero with engine running.
Its highlighted in pics below. It had a 3" long S-bend black pipe, which I have removed in the pictures, as it was broke at the end.
p.s the red pipe (where this bit of pipe is missing), is that suitable for plugging in the T-piece for new boost guage ?
David