Da Boat Is Running
Posted by Andy on March 18th, 2006
I know some people get annoyed with my boat posts, too bad. I had gotten the new engine installed, and had a knocking sound in it. My best guess was that the oil pump or oil pick up was hitting the crank. The easiest way for me to check was to rip the engine back out and pull the oil pan. So that is what I did today.
I got the engine out, pan off, and bingo, the pick up tube mount was barely being scraped by the crankshaft. No damage was done to either. I used the highly specialized tool known as a hammer, and made some modifications to the mounting bracket, and reinstalled the pick up.
I rotated the engine over by hand this time with the pan off, and nothing was hitting the crank anymore. I put the pan back on. Rotated the engine again, and I was still looking good. (Note: If you ever rebuild/assemble an engine, do this before you install it, I didn’t, and I had to start over.)
I then reinstalled the engine, got all the wires, and hoses hooked up, and crossed my fingers. I refilled her with oil, turned on the water, and turned the key. She fired up, and ran with out the knocking sound. Problem fixed. I have just some minor wiring and cleaning up to do. All I really need now is open water.
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March 18th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
We’re just happy you can spell “boat”
March 18th, 2006 at 10:14 pm
I’m just happy I don’t have to share a studio with Tony on a Sunday afternoon.
March 19th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
I wish I had a comeback for that…