Dumbo The Flying Elephant

Larry Hill · 01-01-2020, 08:29 AM

Come on down, I always heard two people can do it quicker than one! The real plus side of teamwork is that everyone has someone to blame.

DonatoEng · 01-07-2020, 01:38 PM

Larry, what year is your DP ?
That flange in the tunnel must have must have been a cost savings in production.

Larry Hill · 01-12-2020, 04:28 PM

Got new rod bearings installed at the clearance I want. Checked rod bolts for correct stretch. Now onto the mains

Larry Hill · 01-18-2020, 08:59 PM

Put longer main studs in and it increased thread count in the block by two. It took away that mushy feeling when going to the final number on torque.

HP HUNTER · 01-19-2020, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Put longer main studs in and it increased thread count in the block by two. It took away that mushy feeling when going to the final number on torque.

Did that change the housing bore?

Larry Hill · 01-19-2020, 02:40 PM

I will let you know in a few minutes, re lubing the studs now.

Larry Hill · 01-19-2020, 03:28 PM

It changed #1 and #5 approximately .0003 smaller, the rest no change. #2, 3, and 4 are four bolt mains, 1 and 5 are two bolt mains. All mains are cross bolted. I will scotch bright back side of bearings to try to regain lost clearance. Whatever it takes, the solid feeling is worth it when torquing.

The scotch bright fixed it

01-12-2020, 04:28 PM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,672 Likes: 1,988 Liked 10,926 Times in 2,257 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Got new rod bearings installed at the clearance I want. Checked rod bolts for correct stretch. Now onto the mains __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

01-18-2020, 08:59 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,672 Likes: 1,988 Liked 10,926 Times in 2,257 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Put longer main studs in and it increased thread count in the block by two. It took away that mushy feeling when going to the final number on torque. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

01-19-2020, 02:40 PM	#6
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,672 Likes: 1,988 Liked 10,926 Times in 2,257 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant I will let you know in a few minutes, re lubing the studs now. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

01-19-2020, 03:28 PM	#7
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,672 Likes: 1,988 Liked 10,926 Times in 2,257 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant It changed #1 and #5 approximately .0003 smaller, the rest no change. #2, 3, and 4 are four bolt mains, 1 and 5 are two bolt mains. All mains are cross bolted. I will scotch bright back side of bearings to try to regain lost clearance. Whatever it takes, the solid feeling is worth it when torquing. The scotch bright fixed it __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 01-19-2020 at 04:40 PM. Reason: scotch bright fix

01-01-2020, 08:29 AM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,672 Likes: 1,988 Liked 10,926 Times in 2,257 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Come on down, I always heard two people can do it quicker than one! The real plus side of teamwork is that everyone has someone to blame. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 01-08-2020 at 09:04 AM.

01-07-2020, 01:38 PM	#2
DonatoEng Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milford, MI Posts: 148 Likes: 14 Liked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Larry, what year is your DP ? That flange in the tunnel must have must have been a cost savings in production. __________________ John Donato Stk / SS 3435