360ci Compression pressure test
Did a compression test today on the 360. The engine was stone cold, removed the plugs and checked all the cylinders one by one. I did a second test with the carb wired fully open [more … ]
Month: October 2017
Videoclip: 360ci engine on teststand
Below is a combined video of a number of clips I made during running the 360-engine on the teststand. As with almost all mobile devices, the sound quality is shabby. So just try to imagine [more … ]
360ci engine camshaft break-in
This weekend plans were made to break-in the 360ci engine. The pistons and rings had already been run before in this engine, so it was mainly the camshaft, lifters and new valvetrain parts that needed [more … ]
360ci Engine Teststand progress
Made some progress on the engine stand I’m building to break-in the 360ci engine. A removable battery-tray has been added and a simple ‘click-on’ cooling fan. Currently there’s only some wiring left to do, along [more … ]
NGK GR4IX iridium sparkplugs
Swapped over to NGK GR4IX Iridium sparkplugs today in my daily workhorse (’73 Dodge Dart). Was using Accel 416 sparkplugs before. Sparkplug gap before and after was a little different; Before with Accel 416 plugs: [more … ]