Re: KR> Pushrod Tube Preferences?

2017-03-31 Thread Lee Jarvis via KRnet
Hi Matt, I've used this type with good results. The key seems to be clean, smooth, and dry (no oil) mating surfaces on the head and crankcase. But they all seem to start leaking eventually.  http://www.jbugs.com/product/9149&Store_Code=JBUGS.html Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone ---

KR> Pushrod Tube Preferences?

2017-03-31 Thread Matt Quimby via KRnet
I’m close to starting the reassembly of my engine, and I’ve purchased a number of parts to replace things that looked worn to me. One such item was a set of pushrod tubes… however, now that I’m looking at them, I’m wondering if the old ones really need to be replaced. The new ones are the accord

Re: KR> torque wrench

2017-03-31 Thread Mark Wegmet via KRnet
Speaking as a Quality Engineer for a company that builds torque instruments for orthopedic surgeries, I would suggest that you find a calibration lab nearby that can qualify your torque wrench to a standard traceable to NIST (like we do!). However, keep in mind that torque is a byproduct of what yo

Re: KR> torque wrench

2017-03-31 Thread Patrick Driscoll via KRnet
About 1980 at Air Venture, A fellow had a KR2 that had a few double instruments in the panel. When I asked about it, he said that he was going to fly it home to Switzerland and that they required a backup on some instruments in case one went bad. To which I asked, If two instruments have differ

Re: KR> torque wrench

2017-03-31 Thread n357cj via KRnet
OOH...It's Friday and this so begs for an answer.    I've heard that everyone has a guy. A guy to fix the car,... a guy to mow the lawn, a guy to clean the gutters, plumbing, electric, and on and on..I figure I'm the guy, no body touches or does anything for me that I can do myself, At church I

Re: KR> torque wrench

2017-03-31 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
I believe Harbor Freight has one or two versions of this as well, so check there also, especially for one that has a lower range (I own one of the lower range models). The beauty of these things is that you can use this as the torque wrench itself. Just attach a breaker bar, set where you want it

Re: KR> torque wrench

2017-03-31 Thread Robert Blake via KRnet
A quick question about the range on that adapter.  The Home Depot website says range is 29 - 147 ft-lbs. Is 29 ft-lbs really the low end? Thanks, Bob BlakeSalisbury, MD On Friday, March 31, 2017 12:24 AM, Jeff Scott via KRnet wrote: Subject: KR> torque wrench I purchased one of these