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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:56 pm
by Errol62
Still 14x1.25mm thread but flat shoulder with washer, rather than tapered seat.
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:46 am
by Blacky
Errol62 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:49 pm
You sure it isn’t a 173 202 head? Just the plug seats look square in that photo.
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Its a HR era 179/186 head , the casting number is 7429461 - low comp head seeing as its boosted. I kept my 149 head for a naturally aspirated build in the future.
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:57 am
by Errol62
Yep definitely HR then. The photo just looks like the later plug seat but obviously not.
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:37 am
by Harv
Yep, HR 186 head.
Cheers,
Harv
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:54 am
by Blacky
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:56 am
by Blacky
Try again tomorrow after a trip to Auto 1
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:04 am
by EK283
I have the same issue, 14 litres in the chev and custom radiator and the water pump leaks through the paper gasket !!
Had it off twice with sealer then discovered the gasket absorbs the fluid and lets it weep out.
GRRRRRRR !!!!
Greg
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:11 pm
by Blacky
This one was leaking past the seal
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:23 pm
by gledge
They are some nice looking pipes on that thing mate..
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:39 pm
by Blacky
gledge wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:23 pm
They are some nice looking pipes on that thing mate..
Yeah a mate of mine - Brodie on the forum - made them for me , 13/4” primaries , biggest I could find was 15/8” off the shelf.
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 12:02 am
by Blacky
Well , today was the day - replaced the Long Dong brand Ching Chong water pump with another Long Dong brand pump seeing as you can’t buy an Aussie brand anymore
Had to make a trip off the hill this morning to pick up some FJ bits as well
Dropped the blower drive pulley off as well as you couldn’t see the timing marks on the harmonic balancer
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 12:05 am
by Blacky
Refilled the radiator, hooked up the fuel and battery - wound it over with the plugs out and an airline with 20PSI jammed in the dipstick tube to get the oil pump primed
Plugs in, fuel connected , nek minnit
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 12:09 am
by Blacky
Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 12:14 am
by Blacky
Shit it down , let it cool off , pulled the plugs expecting it to be lean AF but the plugs look like it’s fat as if anything, fired it again and took ALL the timing out of it but still getting hot was running at zero degrees advanced and still had glowing pipes
While waiting for it to cool down again sorted the bonnet striker out - used the top radiator support brace that I had scrapped earlier- appears it might work after all.
Two steps forward, one step back………
At least it’s progress
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 12:26 am
by briby
Well done Blacky, she's running, mmmm glow in the dark
, a bit of fine tuning by the look of it.