Took a number of steps to try to minimize potential issues and improve our chance for success. Checked wiring Charged battery Removed a spark plug to make sure cylinder wasn’t flooded with gas Confirmed spark from coil by holding connecting wire from center of distributor cap near metal (spark!) Checked wiring Swapped starters Introduced 2oz …
Everything is assembled. Engine is mounted to a Zalex Industries running stand. New battery sourced. I’m finally at the point of trying to fire this engine up. With a heavy blanket and fire extinguisher nearby, I tripled checked the wiring and attempted the initial fire up today. It was both exciting and extremely nerve racking. …
What a long strange journey it’s been. After two years, almost to the week, of off and on weekend work, the assembly is finally complete. Had I known the state of the engine I was starting with, I may not have attempted this project. So many wrong parts. Not just unoriginal, or date code incorrect. …
I continue to be frustrated / amazed at how parts from a single manufacturer do not simply bolt together. I purchased a factory Porsche exhaust. Installing it may have been the most physical activity I did this week. In theory, it. Should have been as easy as sliding the mounting flanges over the bolts and …
I believe, nay badly hope, I’m purchasing my last engine part. I had put off the battery purchase till the very end, in hopes of getting a fresh one. I landed on the “red top” 6-volt Optima AGM battery, based on user reviews, 356 Registry forum posts, and availability. I was able to get it …
Well, my ignorance of how engines operate seem to have no bounds. With a pulley marked “OT”. Short for : Oben/Top (oben translates to “above”, “up” or “at the top” in german), and a mark on the case for alignment, surely this must be when the engine is at Top Dead Center. I would be …
I finally broke down and bought a new oil bleeder / filler / breather. I had really hoped to restore an original. Not only did I hope to stick with theme of using original correct for the car parts where possible, but also save several hundred dollars. I had two candidate parts that appeared to …
I am frankly running out of things I can do as I wait on parts to return from power coat, plating, and brazing. Even though it’s taking up more room, I decided to assemble the running engine stand. Just in case something was missing. It seems like everything is here, and 6-volt compatible. There are …
I finally got one of the air guides (aka dual flapper boxes) installed. It was quite a fiddly bit. I undoubtedly marred my paint, which is frustrating. First it wasn’t obvious to me how it fit between the fins of the head. I was going to have to bend some metal to get it to …
I finally got myself satisfied enough with the paint finish on the oil filter canister to apply the decals. I got them from Deluxe Customs, and am quite pleased with them. They are stickers, which to me means self-adhesive / peel and stick. As opposed to decals which require wetting to allow water transfer from …
