2F Rebuild - First Timer (1 Viewer)

[Solace in Solitude]

Just ran through this whole thread - this is great!! Love the amount of documentation you have taken the time to do!!

Subscribed!!

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

I haven't read through the whole thread recently, but if you haven't already, get the rotating assembly balanced while you are at it. I'm just getting my 2FE running right now, and holy crap the difference. Spins 4,600 like it's nothing!

Just came back from the machine shop. Asked him about balancing and he said no one does that in this country hahahaha.

Could be a potential business line. If anyone gave a f#¥k. I guess no one does.

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

So was schooled on the process of installing the valve oil seal. Talk about primitive stuff.

Anyone want to come over for a bunch of bananas?

 

[mtweller]

Just came back from the machine shop. Asked him about balancing and he said no one does that in this country hahahaha.

Could be a potential business line. If anyone gave a f#¥k. I guess no one does.

Bummer. It required a specialized piece of equipment, which I'm sure is not cheap. I'd bet if one machine shop invested in it, it wouldn't sit idle.

Good luck with the rest of your build, looking forward to future updates.

 

[Pin_Head]

Anyone want to come over for a bunch of bananas?

I would prefer Al Baik.

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

I would prefer Al Baik.

Spicy or regular ? With extra garlic sauce ?

 

[Wasim Mehdi]

X2 with your recommendation

 

[Pin_Head]

Spicy or regular ? With extra garlic sauce ?

I like them both, but prefer the spicy with the garlic sauce.

Maybe some grilled fish or grilled camel and lamb kebabs instead?

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

I like them both, but prefer the spicy with the garlic sauce.

Maybe some grilled fish or grilled camel and lamb kebabs instead?


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Wow that looks like a feast. So you have been over here I presume ? When and where did you land ?

 

[Pin_Head]

I work in Jeddah twice a year for a week each time. I have an adjunct position at KAU King Fahd Medical Research Center. I try to avoid the summer months.

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

I work in Jeddah twice a year for a week each time. I have an adjunct position at KAU King Fahd Medical Research Center. I try to avoid the summer months.

Give us a heads up next time your coming into to town and will take you out for dinner and a cruise. Can even lend you a cruiser for the time your here if your up for it.

 

[mtweller]

Give us a heads up next time your coming into to town and will take you out for dinner and a cruise. Can even lend you a cruiser for the time your here if your up for it.

He could bring you some Loctite

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

He could bring you some Loctite

Good one : )

 

[Pin_Head]

I could bring you a tapered pipe thread tap.

Thank you for your kind offer. I have never driven there yet. I just take a taxi and cover my eyes when I am on the highway. It looks a lot like Los Angeles: Same cars, same shops, same fast food and the same freeways, except they have 12 lanes of cars on a freeway designed for 6 all driving at 120 KPH. Thank goodness that people don't drink alcohol. They have TGI Fridays with no waitresses and no alcohol. What is fun about that?

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

No need for the pipe threader. Thanks

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Ok restarted the build and got some remaining things.

Valve stem oil seals on : )

Springs and valves in.

Oil pump in

Stay tuned gonna fly through the next stage. Hahahaha

Promise

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

New end plate in.

Sorry for the mix up forgot to include it before.

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Ok a lot has happened.

Nearly there.

Waiting on two push rods that I need to match the other 10. For some reason I got 2 that have shallow buckets at the top. So once they arrive i will close her up and fill her with oil.

That's it for now

 

[boozewz]

Looking puuurdy…loving the matching dipstick colour

 

[Arabian Cruiser]

Looking puuurdy…loving the matching dipstick colour

Thanks. Lucked out on that.