With the piston and cylinder job behind you, and your engine turning over nicely, it is time to install your cylinder heads and cam boxes. Your restored cylinder heads should be ready to plop on, but if you have not rebuilt them, check out our eight-part series. As well, now is the time to take
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We are up to putting our pistons and cylinders onto the engine. We like to use the ring compression tool to make this job go smoothly. So we add the piston to the connecting rod, then install the cylinder over this assembly. Installing the Pistons and Cylinders If you did not check out our write-up
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So you have a brand new piston in front of you. How do you check the ring-gap? We show you how in this short lesson. New Pistons and Cylinders We have used a variety of pistons on these air-cooled engines. Today we have an aftermarket set of pistons to check. The factory piston and cylinder
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We have already covered the history and changes to the 911 Cylinder Head Stud. You can read all about the 911 head stud. Today we are going to show you the way we set the studs in our 1969 911T Magnesium case build. Setting Cylinder Head Stud Height The cylinder head studs need to be
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Today we are going to rebuild a Marelli Ignition Distributor. The Marelli distributor is used in Porsche 911T carbureted engines from 1969 to 1971. There are two Marelli part numbers, S112AX and S112BX. The AX is used in non-CDI cars and can be recognized by the condenser. The BX is used in CDI-powered cars and
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In our last tutorials, we tested and refit the oil thermostat, and fit the case chain guides. If you missed that, check here. In this lesson, we look at one way to install your front pulley. The front pulley connects to the crankshaft and can be called a crank pulley as well. There is a
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Timing chain guides are one of those parts that has gone through a lot of updates. If you put an early guide next to one you can buy today, you would be surprised by the amount of changes. Black and Brown Timing Chain Guides There are two types of timing chain guides. A black one
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Before you install your oil thermostat, you should find out if it works correctly. An Oil Thermostat is an integral part of your Porsche air-cooled engine. Without proper oil flow, your engine will not be “air-cooled”, more like oil burnt. Testing your Oil Thermostat If you take a look inside, you can see a number
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As we keep moving around the magnesium case, we are ready to re-install the oil breather plate. This cover is prone to warping over time, heat cycling, and overtightening. As well, the case machine work often leads to this part not fitting any more. We have a solution to all these problems! You will have
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On this lesson we cover the sump and strainer plate. Even though the case has been closed and honed, the sump plate should have enough wiggle room to still fit. Sump on a Magnesium engine case On this 1969 911T engine, we are working with a magnesium engine case. Check out, Saving your Mag Case,
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