Motorcraft FL-1hp pressure drop - Page 6

ACademic · #1 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dcdoug

.....although this qualifies as a half-ass job for sure. Maybe a notch about that.

You are being far too generous. We expect a more worthy performance from him.

dcdoug · #2 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ACademic

You are being far too generous. We expect a more worthy performance from him.

Uh, no we don't. He's the king of half-ass. But we try and goad him into doing it right.

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dcdoug

Uh, no we don't. He's the king of half-ass. But we try and goad him into doing it right.

The nice thing about this job is that it is now the equivalent of a box of cookies on the kitchen counter. Every time you pass by it you can reach down and spend a few minutes on it.

It does not require jacking up the car, crawling under, etc. -- just look for a spot of blue or red and polish it out.

ERA Chas · #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dcdoug

Uh, no we don't. He's the king of half-ass. But we try and goad him into doing it right.

SPEAKING OF GOADING DC,
What WAS the result of the valve cover tutorial I earnestly gave you??

You remember-fill step at head/intake juncture, gasket with R/S and Mariachi's home-brew grease-did I overlook your results or are you hoping to skulk away into the night??? Some guys gave their best advice to help you.

dcdoug · #5 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ERA Chas

SPEAKING OF GOADING DC,
What WAS the result of the valve cover tutorial I earnestly gave you??

You remember-fill step at head/intake juncture, gasket with R/S and Mariachi's home-brew grease-did I overlook your results or are you hoping to skulk away into the night??? Some guys gave their best advice to help you.

Still waiting on the OG grease - Elmariachi hasn't gotten it yet from the guy he bought it from, so hasn't sent it. No rush for me though, LOTS of visitors in the last few weeks and busy work schedule, so no time with the cobra unfortunately.

Don't worry, I'll post when I get it done and report back if the super-goo grease does the trick. I did decide to say with the felpro blue stripe gaskets by the way.

patrickt · #6 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dcdoug

What did you use? Steel wool? Emory cloth? The right look would be a very fine wire brush for that slightly brushed alloy look.

Not to be too picky, but you still have some blue in the cracks.....although this qualifies as a half-ass job for sure. Maybe a notch about that.

I used a a very fine wire brush for that slightly brushed alloy look... but I got tired. What you see there is about an hour's worth of work, and it's about 98% done. The remaining two percent that is in the crevices will probably take another hour. It comes off pretty easily though -- and in real life it looks pretty good. Way better than the blue and red - that has bugged me for years now. Once again, RodKnock gets the credit.

ACademic · #7 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

What you see there is about an hour's worth of work

That's one hour you will never get back.

I'm not trying to be crass here, but you totally ruined two perfectly good fittings because you own a $70,000 car and were too cheap to buy $70 worth of Aeroquip replacements in the coatings that you desire. Wow. Just wow.

patrickt · #8 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ACademic

That's one hour you will never get back.

I'm not trying to be crass here, but you totally ruined two perfectly good fittings because you own a $70,000 car and were too cheap to buy $70 worth of Aeroquip replacements in the coatings that you desire. Wow. Just wow.

Yep, that's me. Cheap as they come.

RodKnock · #9 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 09:40 PM

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Yep, that's me. Cheap as they come.

More money left to spend at the oyster bar.

Here. I'll provide you with some additional help.

http://www.aeroquip.cc/

ERA Chas · #10 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ACademic

I'm not trying to be crass here, but you totally ruined two perfectly good fittings because you own a $70,000 car and were too cheap to buy $70 worth of Aeroquip replacements in the coatings that you desire. Wow. Just wow.

An absolutely perfect assessment of a man who'll spend $250 on a valve adjustment reader (once every third year on a restaurant troller) but scrimp on lifetime fittings.

-And please DO be crass when referring to Bumhole of the Bailey.

patrickt · #11 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ERA Chas

a man who'll spend $250 on a valve adjustment reader (once every third year on a restaurant troller)...

And you should see my restaurant tab....

And btw, re-used rubber v/c gaskets, open gear grease, and nuts torqued to 7 ft/lbs. Not a sign of a leak today.

dcdoug · #12 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 07:56 PM

EL already bought it and is sending it up. No rush for me. Leaking is minimal and driving days are limited. I think it was $8 or something.

zrayr · #13 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 04:29 PM

for what it's worth, I received this email from Mobil Oil in response to a query:

" From: Mobilproducts <mobilproducts@ourdataworks.com>

Mobil1 oil filters have nominal 10 micron filtering ability.

-MJ... "

Z.

LRRCobradreamer · #14 (**permalink**) 11-02-2010, 09:23 AM

10 micron nominal is the old way to size filters (1960s). Absolute micron is better (1970), but the best way is by a Beta rating (late 70s). I would guess a 10 micron nominal filter is about a 20 to 25 absolute micron filter, but they can vary a lot.

Note that red corpules in your blood is 8 micron in size. To affect additives in an oil, filters would have to be well below 1 micron, about .1 micron or smaller would be my estimate.

Lee