I've waited since the 1960s to have one and it's finally here.
The spark plug threads, as the seller recommended, were chased and now the plugs screw in all the way down to the base quite easily with fingers, finger tight. It's now only 1015 hrs EST and time for a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale along with a shot of Seagrams Platinum. Tears because it's all mine after all these years of waiting.
My plan is to fill the motor with the proper lubricants along with a zinc additive in the crank case and turn over the engine using the kick starter several times with spark plugs removed. Marvel's Mystery Oil will be then added to the top end and the motor turned over gently. Then, it'll be allowed to set for the next several days to allow the lubricants to "soak in" to all the parts.
The motor will probably be turn over several times during the soaking-in period.
Oh boy oh boy oh boy, I get to use all of my Snap Ons and Craftsman wrenches dating as far back as the 1920s. And then there's that Simpson XLPM 260 Multi meter analogue. I get to use all of my electrical and mechanical skills gained from a lifetime of working on VWs and old Dodge vans.
The spark plug threads, as the seller recommended, were chased and now the plugs screw in all the way down to the base quite easily with fingers, finger tight. It's now only 1015 hrs EST and time for a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale along with a shot of Seagrams Platinum. Tears because it's all mine after all these years of waiting.
My plan is to fill the motor with the proper lubricants along with a zinc additive in the crank case and turn over the engine using the kick starter several times with spark plugs removed. Marvel's Mystery Oil will be then added to the top end and the motor turned over gently. Then, it'll be allowed to set for the next several days to allow the lubricants to "soak in" to all the parts.
The motor will probably be turn over several times during the soaking-in period.
Oh boy oh boy oh boy, I get to use all of my Snap Ons and Craftsman wrenches dating as far back as the 1920s. And then there's that Simpson XLPM 260 Multi meter analogue. I get to use all of my electrical and mechanical skills gained from a lifetime of working on VWs and old Dodge vans.