Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

Hi everybody, I am chasing main tunnel, rod tunnel and crankshaft dimensions for a 1936/7 1.5 litre 6cyl jaguar engine. If anybody has any specs it would be greatly aappreciated. Tia.

When I did my apprenticeship 30+ yrs ago we used lithage and glycerine when fitting sleeves for heat transfer between the block and liner. Not real nice stuff 100% lead oxide iirc. I don't know if is still available nowadays though.

I would use .001" to .0015" max depending on how close tou are to the edge of the counterweight and how smoothe the internal finish is. I also loctite insitu.

Yes they will survive just fine. I have run them back in performance applications after that type of repair with no dramas,the better weld method is submerged arc weld which is a far better repair than spray welded journals imo. I dont know what the cost is over there but you need to weigh that up t...

Check with the machine shop as to what acid they use. A standard hot tank caustic acid should not bother the bronze bushes alternatively a good spraywash machine will remove most crud and that is usually an alkaline based chemical.

I have used belzona 1111 on pushrod to int runner hole repairs. Its expensive but a very good product , like any epoxy putty sealer or whatever the devil is in the detail, rough surface to attatch to and clean clean clean with acetone ,be patient and let the product cure.

If you have access to an oxy actetlyne set you can use a normal welding tip not too large,and get the ball to just start to pool then snap the acetylene off and burn thru the ball with the oxygen. Works like a a cutting torch. If you dont have the ball hot enough (metal pooling) nothing will happen ...

I have seen lots of forged steel diesel and petrol automotive crankshafts that have cracks like that witch line up with the forging line , its certainly worth giving it a polish with fine emery tape and further inspection. You can get a white background paint and magnetic black particle spray cans f...

Sweet gotta getz me some of that......anyone know who sells cam n lifters in a can too ????

Nason engine parts might be worth a try too.

Try spool imports in brisbane.

Kings v clevites, yes i have found differences of up to .001". Personally i prefer an inside mic to measure brg clearance on every thing i screw together and record the measurements that way i am certain of what clearance it had when it left. When there is a failure from whatever? and things tu...

Yea same problem here wont add to cart i have gone to the scratch n dent sale and got a confirmation email of the order pending....but thats been about 3 weeks now so ???.
Can only wait and hopefully their still available.

A 3408 series is a wet liner engine, you might be thinking of the smaller 3208 series. The 3408 is a split crankpin and i think its a 60 deg v.? Definitly not 90 deg.There is also a couple of different counterweight cranks in this series engine aswell. Warren turner might be able to give you a perce...

I really would of liked to see a wet throw test aswell.