Motorcraft FL-1hp pressure drop

dcdoug · #1 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 01:16 PM

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.

ACademic · #2 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 01:59 PM

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.....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 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 03:05 PM

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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 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 03:10 PM

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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 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 04:33 PM

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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 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 05:14 PM

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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 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 05:19 PM

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Still waiting on the OG grease - Elmariachi hasn't gotten it yet from the guy he bought it from, so hasn't sent it.

Screw that bum Elmariachi.

Here, use the stuff I use, it's great and you can get it off Ebay for $20. Just remember to use it in a well ventilated area.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dow-Corning-1122...item2eac905a72

ERA Chas · #8 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 05:38 PM

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Screw that bum Elmariachi.

Here, use the stuff I use,

Screw this guy with his toxic blend and go buy my Kendall axle grease for $2.49 and be done with it. Tastes good too.

Don't look for Marichi. He's on a secret mission for the State Department to drink up all the Mexican beer in Texas and convert it to urine.

patrickt · #9 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 02:39 PM

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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 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 06:48 PM

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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 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 06:51 PM

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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 · #12 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 08:40 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/

patrickt · #13 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 08:45 PM

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More money left to spend at the oyster bar.

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

http://www.aeroquip.cc/

Thank you, but I have those going to my oil cooler.

Buzzing off the red and blue really looks very nice, although I haven't gotten all of the last little bits. I must say I like the way it looks now quite a bit, so it will be interesting to see how the oxidation changes it since it's bare aluminum. Come on, it's not like a spent 20 hours on it like I did the third brake/running light... which is a work of art, I must say.

ERA Chas · #14 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 04:27 PM

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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 · #15 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 04:42 PM

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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.

RodKnock · #16 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 04:46 PM

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Not a sign of a leak today.

Besides the hot air from your mouth you mean.

Eh, it's Halloween. What can I say....other than buy some Aeroquip.

ERA Chas · #17 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 04:50 PM

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...and nuts torqued to 7 ft/lbs.

What brand of T/W reads down to 7 ft/lbs? Or do you convert from in/lbs?

patrickt · #18 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 04:52 PM

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What brand of T/W reads down to 7 ft/lbs? Or do you convert from in/lbs?

84 inch/lbs. I re-torque it after the first heat cycle and then it's done. I need the smaller torque wrench more than the others as I tend to have a "heavy hand."