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05-28-2021, 10:14 AM | #1 |
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302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
This is an engine that I've just completed - as a project to mentor a friend (Andy Huck) on how to build a performance street flathead for a 50's style Hotrod. He has an original 32 Roadster that came from his Uncle - which is where the engine is headed.
After this brief run, we installed a radiator such that we could break-in the CAM and run it for 30 minutes. I put a bunch of work into resurrecting the Harman Collins dual coil, so I wanted to ensure everything was setup before putting the radiator on the stand. These old Harman Collins dual-coils can have a lot of issues with the secondary high-voltage yellow mid-plate - they want to leak the spark energy to all sorts of places other than to the plugs. I'm working on 4 of them at the moment - I had to do some "mods" to the plate on this unit to get it to fire correctly on all 8 cylinders. Thank gosh I have a Sun distributor machine with a 'Frankenstein' adapter to test the spark plugs - otherwise the chances of getting one to work correctly would be slim . . . Enjoy the video! https://youtu.be/u_5RrwzT2tc |
05-28-2021, 10:19 AM | #2 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
Nice. What all have you done to the engine.
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05-28-2021, 10:26 AM | #3 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
Great to know Dale. I may have to send the pile of them to you now your an expert on them rather than spend time educating myself. Well done mate.
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05-28-2021, 10:31 AM | #4 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
Here are the specs:
a) 59AB Block b) Bored to 3.361", 1.5, 1.5, 3.0 mm rings c) Stroke 4.250 - New Eagle crankshaft - reground and polished with .010 rods and mains and SCAT H-Beam rods with Buick bearings. d) Fully ported and relieved e) Square Decked f) .040 piston to head clearance. g) Potvin 3/8 cam installed at 111 degree intake centerline (thanks Pete!) h) 1.5" valves installed with LZ springs, 65 - 70 lbs on the seat i) Bronze lined guides - thanks Gary (RIP) j) Edelbrock heads and intake with three new Stromberg 97s (thanks Uncle Max!) k) Harman Collins Dual Coil, 22 degrees of advance l) 49-53 Oil Pump with a baffle installed in the pan to keep oil on the pickup during braking. m) ARP main studs with a center cap support, ARP head studs n) Line bored and honed (due to center cap support and new studs) o) Custom 25 lb steel flywheel from RAM p) Lots of gaskets, hardware and other goodies from Mike at ThirdGen and Mac VanPelt ( a big thanks to those great guys!) This is a high-performance street engine - should do the trick for Andy. It is his first engine build, first HotRod, first 32 . . . he has really gotten into this stuff and has been working side-by-side with me on this for over a year. It is nice to mentor somebody who "gets it" and really wants to get his hands dirty and learn . . . makes all the time worth it. Last edited by Bored&Stroked; 05-28-2021 at 10:38 AM. |
05-28-2021, 10:33 AM | #5 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
Dale, sounds great. Are you planing to dyno it to see what the output is?
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05-28-2021, 01:25 PM | #6 |
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05-28-2021, 01:52 PM | #7 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
For a street engine, my choice would be that flywheel. Engine sounds great. Good job.
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05-28-2021, 02:16 PM | #8 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
Very nice Dale especially knowing Andy will get to enjoy this crazy flathead performance stuff we loose sleep thinking about. Boy I hope his Deuce has some stout axles and transmission gears or a good supply of extras because you know that engine can break parts easily.
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05-28-2021, 05:05 PM | #9 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
Sounds really nice..would like to hear more once it's installed in the car.
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05-28-2021, 06:44 PM | #10 |
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Re: 302 Cubic Inch Engine Startup
Sounds really good, Dale. Great job! Andy certainly has a good mentor there for sure.
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05-28-2021, 07:52 PM | #11 |
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A "5 Liter" Ford. What's old is new again!.
I would also like to see dyno numbers (only out of idle curiosity, of course). |
05-28-2021, 08:32 PM | #12 | |
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Have learned a ton about their issues and have created multiple work-arounds to get them back in service. There are two different mid-plate designs - each has its own set of shortcomings. I love getting these old ignitions working again (though it takes a lot of time), so if you want to resurrect some of yours, lets chat. Maybe we can barter a bit! Hell - I still want to run one of your cams. One thing I know - you have the same "Ignition/Magneto Sickness" that I do . . . and there is NO CURE! LOL |
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