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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: magnetic connecting rods

« on: October 23, 2020, 03:56:48 PM »

i,ve just check with a small steel washer and a small steel nail, and it is still magnetic, but i feel it is not a strong as the first time but not sure, wondering if because i have been turning the engine by hand to get to some parts for dismantling i didn,t put a static charge to it, the engine is on a stand , no oil , no ground , no electric device connected to it , probably just static electricity that magnetize the rods, i remember operating a big sandblast and the ground got cut because of wear and you should of seen the static arc that came out of the nozzle to the steel piece i was sandblasting, amazing what static can do

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / magnetic connecting rods

« on: October 22, 2020, 06:08:21 PM »

just finishing dismantling my engine and when i was putting the pistons and connecting rod away i have noticed putting back the caps that there was a magnet effect between the two parts ¨(caps and connecting rod) is this common and how can i demagnetize these parts.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: naked block weight

« on: October 10, 2020, 05:51:25 PM »

thanks Rus, i have the block hanging on a engine stand  and looking at the size of the block and the thickness, it would be close to 188 like you suggest, easily being lift by two men , after i have check for cracks i will send for machining .

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / naked block weight

« on: October 09, 2020, 05:00:18 PM »

what would be the weight of a striped down block, 53 f 134, i,m guessing around 150 to 200 pounds

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Once You've Joined / Re: Welcome mike73

« on: October 09, 2020, 04:56:33 PM »

thank you Russ, yes i remember putting some pictures a while ago, the finish frame, the diffs being rebuilt, then the assembly of the frame with suspension,differentials, wheels, steering.
i had some help from you guys with technical questions, and if i,m not wrong i think you did participate in answers.

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Once You've Joined / Re: Welcome mike73

« on: October 07, 2020, 03:30:51 PM »

thanks for the welcome, i have been a former member in the past under the same name, but for several reasons have not been present on the forum, still happy that this site is still going strong.
i have a 1953 cj3b with the hurricane engine in the process of being repaired, it was originally my dad,s jeep and i didn,t want to scrap it, a lot of work has been done to it ,taken completely apart and started with the frame , sandblast weld little cracks paint, then the differentials, the suspension, the direction , transmission and transfer case, had to stop for a few years but have started back again , the engine is in the process of being restore, i hope to complete the engine this winter . always looking for some expertise if i hit a wall rebuilding the 134.
mike