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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-12-2016, 02:22 AM
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Posted By Pete
Re: Blower motor center main cap

I didn't mention it but it is a very good idea to clean the area with acetone or tri chlor before doing Loctite.
They tell you that in the instructions.
It wouldn't hurt to put the cap on as you...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-11-2016, 09:12 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 14,933
Posted By Pete
Re: Blower motor center main cap

Different methods work for different applications.
For studs in cast iron, which we are talking about here, if you bottom them even by hand, there is a REAL possibility the deck can be pulled up...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-11-2016, 05:00 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 14,933
Posted By Pete
Re: Blower motor center main cap

The stud never moves. It is a coarse thread.
I didn't invent the idea. The guys that teach this stuff figured it out by math and then lab trials.
I know a lot of people that build many different...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-11-2016, 02:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 14,933
Posted By Pete
Re: Blower motor center main cap

I screw them in by hand with Loctite on the threads and 1/2 turn off the bottom. I let them sit overnight before proceeding.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-10-2016, 03:55 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 14,933
Posted By Pete
Re: Blower motor center main cap

Even with a much simpler and cheaper but similar design girdle, the block will stand way more horsepower than it is capable of producing blown and on nitro.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 02-10-2015, 02:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 14,933
Posted By Pete
Re: Blower motor center main cap

Amen.
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