For reasons that escape me, my machinist left the oil pressure relief valve in the case. So this turned into a multi-hour ordeal of how to get it out. I made a few attempts to remove it with what I thought were pretty clever approaches. None worked. Ultimately it took: 9/16-inch tap, vice grips, hammer, …
After weeks of waiting to get a .80 mm flywheel shim I found, that while I could get it over the crank to test the endplay, it did not turn freely on the crank. Not good. After lots of measuring that led to no obvious issue, I sourced a shim from another vendor just to …
While preparing to mate the 3rd piece of the case, I was comparing the gasket to case halves. I noticed a threaded opening that the gasket would cover. I thought it was odd, and maybe I had the wrong gasket. Enter my education on oil galley plugs. Thanks to a poster on the 356 register …
Taking a run at checking out the oil pump endplay. This is the amount of movement the tang should be able to travel back and forth after the pump is mounted to the case. After putting the third piece in the vice, and mounting the oil pump to the face with gasket, I was getting …
I finally found time to check out the May 1960 issue of Sports Cars Illustrated I picked up off eBay. If I understand correctly, this was the precursor to Car and Driver. What made this interesting to me was not only is this from the same month and year that our car was delivered, but …
There are a number of special Porsche tools suggested in the factory manuals. Among them is one for correctly installing the flywheel, also known as rear main seal (RMS). The key is to get the seal inserted evenly and to proper depth. The original tool was actually Volkswagen part VW204B. As you might expect, originals …
The nuances of Porsche 356 engine building are never-ending. This weeks installment is regarding gaskets and seals. One might think that the purchase of a handy kit like the Victor Reinz Engine Case (aka bottom end) 08-18238-02 Gasket Set would be the end to all your worries. Probably not so. First issue is that none …
We are gathered here today to celebrate the joining of these two case halves. The case went together mostly without issue. Crank turns easily in the torqued together case. Sealed the halves with Permatex Aviation Form-A-Gasket. Not to much oozed out when torqued up, but a little. Would like to believe that’s a good sign …
Located a starter that is model and date code correct for our car. 3R would make it March of 1960. No one will probably ever notice but me, but as The Maestro would say, “it keeps the Porsche gods happy”. It came from Deluxe Customs. It, and the voltage regulator, will now go out to …
Some considerations regarding bearing installation. Somewhat complicated by our not completely stock combination of 912 crankshaft with a B Super 90 case. Let’s see if I can articulate this clearly… We have a 912 crankshaft with main bearings measuring: 50 mm 55 mm 55 mm The Super 90 case has slotted bearing seats in all …
