I like the fact that you illustrate the issues with the installation. This is how we all better understand the techniques needed to avoid the frustrations. Others videos edit them out.
Looking at all the specialized tools through the years, I'm amazed you don't own (or use) piston ring pliers. 🙂 Also, it's much easier to fit the pistons in the cylinders, before mounting them on their connecting rods. It gives you all the control needed. You could even install the head studs in the block at the very end to remain good access for mounting the wrist pin clips Also, there are very handy wrist pin clip installation tools, that makes the whole cylinder installation, for a whole engine, a 15 minute job, while remaining in full control.
I agree with Paul. I had the same problem as you with the JE pistons on my 2.0 using that tool. I assembled the P&Cs on the bench. Much easier and more control.
Hi Mike, hope you're keeping well. Engine build coming along well thanks to your patience and perseverance. Looking forward to hearing the noise. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
Hey Mike. Great work! Thanks for sharing the trial-and-error. You make things look so easy, even when they are really tricky in reality. I had similar issues putting a BMW motorcycle boxer engine together years ago. But I had an advantage - only 2 cylinders!
I tried using that ring compressor and broke a ring that fell into the engine. Luckily I was able to get it out. So much easier compressing the rings off the engine into the cylinder, then mounting the piston / cylinder onto the rod.
Coming along nicely Mike. Engine timing next! Shame about the Hazet tool as its probably quite expensive too, esp in America. I'm a fan of Hazet tools myself and have a small collection.
Hello Gplus, Yes its disappointing for sure..Im surprised not much is mentioned about it on line. It was the tool used by Porsche and the correct installation method by Porsche but bares little results when using a modern piston. Live and learn I guess=) Cheers!
Is there a change of compression ratio with the new pistons I find it interesting that the piston ring design from old to the new and how the old piston has the oil wiper ring below the wrist pin I wonder how much less friction there will be in the rings compared to the old ones excellent work keep up the hard work thanks
Hello Octagon, Yes the technology is quite different but effective. Stock compression on this car was 9.0:1 the new pistons are 9.5:1 911S were 9.8:1 Cheers!
Hello Resto im glad you made this comment! Perhaps this would be a good time to explain TH-cam as a medium. Generally the older guys like things quiet and focused on the boring subject at hand. The TH-cam Algorithm however thinks quite differently and decides the fate of my work long before it's posted. It works something like this. I put a minimum of 8-10hrs work into each video on average. It is then uploaded and analyzed by TH-cams Algorithm for content ,Audio quality, flat spots, excitement level and so on. Based on the assessment of the machine it then pre-sets my view count and ranking in my metrics long before its release. The amount of views are decided for me to the view to the hour by day by the month., The success of the video is decided for me long before its release., the future success of all other videos by the Algorithms is also assessed and deemed worthy or not of a wider audience. In our case,,not. For our channel I have logged thousands of hours video and editing with very little success. I will complete this series as committed but as a channel to survive this is so not worth my time. We don't get enough likes, comments, subscribers for a broader audience. Anything that could possibly shake that machine up im all for..because at this point for me it has been the ultimate disappointment. I am not a professional videographer and am just trying my best to make things more exciting and wake that machine up. So far it has barely moved the needle but with music and an audio boost is has helped to the smallest degree. I have seen videos 10minutes in length showing how someone used a spray can of chrome paint to restore an old part that has gotten 10 time the amount of views our entire channel has gotten for every video posted since the past 7 years.. And that's pretty much how it works.. Sorry Resto I will have to veto you on this one as an attempt to save this channel =) will keep trying.. Cheers!
@@MikesRestorations Wow Mike, I had no idea. What a load of Bulls%!t you have to go through in order to convey some very important and useful information to us. Sincere thanks for what you're doing, the restoration of my 912 would have been multiple times more difficult without this series. Thank You!
@@mikekerker7466 Hello Mike, You are very welcome. Yes it's a lot of work and much of it BS with my hands tied. We unfortunately live in a an era now where the organic nature of things do not decide ones success. We live in the Era of AI and Algorithms. They will decide our fate for us Thanks for commenting! Cheers!
I like the fact that you illustrate the issues with the installation. This is how we all better understand the techniques needed to avoid the frustrations. Others videos edit them out.
Thanks Don
Im glad the videos can be of help..Restoration can be incredibly frustrating at times
Cheers!
I've never seen Teflon panels on a piston before. Again this is superb work from this master mechanic.
Thanks Graham
Yes the skirt coating are somewhat of a new technology on modern pistons but have been around for awhile
Cheers!
Pain in the ass! Lot's of guys I spoke to compress the rings by hand one by one and sneak the barrel down.
What a pain for sure! Alternate method for JE's the way to go I think..
Cheers!
Looking at all the specialized tools through the years, I'm amazed you don't own (or use) piston ring pliers. 🙂
Also, it's much easier to fit the pistons in the cylinders, before mounting them on their connecting rods. It gives you all the control needed.
You could even install the head studs in the block at the very end to remain good access for mounting the wrist pin clips
Also, there are very handy wrist pin clip installation tools, that makes the whole cylinder installation, for a whole engine, a 15 minute job, while remaining in full control.
I agree with Paul. I had the same problem as you with the JE pistons on my 2.0 using that tool. I assembled the P&Cs on the bench. Much easier and more control.
Mike, your patience paid off in installing the pistons…. Nice work buddy!
Thanks Bill, My patience has been put to the test with this project=)
Cheers!
great episode Mike, wow never seen such an install on the jugs and pistons. Looking forward to next episode.
Hello Mark
It was tough for sure..alternate method for JE's highly recommend
Cheers!
Thanks Mike, enjoyed that...must be the most documented restoration on TH-cam...
Thanks Guy, yes it has been extensive on the process. Hopefully the series will be helpful for years to come
Cheers!
That's by far the most violent I've ever seen you, and I've been here a while 😂 Another great episode, thanks Mike.
That was a tough one Matthew!
Cheers!
Hi Mike, hope you're keeping well. Engine build coming along well thanks to your patience and perseverance. Looking forward to hearing the noise. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
Hello Pedro Thanks
We will persevere! patience patience patience..and learning=)
Cheers!
Thanks for sharing the wisdom Mike!
Thanks for always tuning in David!
Cheers!
Amazing Mike, your meticulous attention to detail is an inspiration to us all, best wishes as ever from Glasgow
Hello Phil
Thank you, we are closing in slowly but surly!
Cheers!
Hey Mike. Great work! Thanks for sharing the trial-and-error. You make things look so easy, even when they are really tricky in reality. I had similar issues putting a BMW motorcycle boxer engine together years ago. But I had an advantage - only 2 cylinders!
Hello Michael, Thanks...yes trial and error and mostly failure is my school of hard knocks=) Nothings easy unless already having been there.
Cheers!
I tried using that ring compressor and broke a ring that fell into the engine. Luckily I was able to get it out. So much easier compressing the rings off the engine into the cylinder, then mounting the piston / cylinder onto the rod.
Hello Rob
I can see that coming for sure..we were lucky here. Alternate method highly advised for JE's
Cheers!
And again… Mike, you‘re doin such a great, amazing work!!! It’s a joy to watch your videos! Greets from Germany ❤
Hello Thomas
Thank you, we are getting closer by the day!
Cheers!
Thank you , from Norway .
You're welcome Jostein I'm glad you enjoyed it
Cheers!
Fight was real in this one Mike..
Hello Andy
Yes it was a fight indeed!
Cheers!
Coming along nicely Mike. Engine timing next!
Shame about the Hazet tool as its probably quite expensive too, esp in America. I'm a fan of Hazet tools myself and have a small collection.
Hello Gplus, Yes its disappointing for sure..Im surprised not much is mentioned about it on line.
It was the tool used by Porsche and the correct installation method by Porsche but bares little results
when using a modern piston.
Live and learn I guess=)
Cheers!
Is there a change of compression ratio with the new pistons I find it interesting that the piston ring design from old to the new and how the old piston has the oil wiper ring below the wrist pin I wonder how much less friction there will be in the rings compared to the old ones excellent work keep up the hard work thanks
Hello Octagon, Yes the technology is quite different but effective.
Stock compression on this car was 9.0:1 the new pistons are 9.5:1 911S were 9.8:1
Cheers!
@@MikesRestorations interesting are you going to put the car on a chassis dyno
@@octagongarage3504 No dyne test for this car. Performance really is not the focus, Mainly restoration accuracy for its spec.
Good to know this engine will still be going by 2100...
Hello eljimberino, I see you are on the optimistic side!=)
Cheers!
I'm not digging the load intro now Mike, the old 1 was much better. That's the only negative i would ever be able to give you.
Hello Resto im glad you made this comment! Perhaps this would be a good time to explain TH-cam as a medium.
Generally the older guys like things quiet and focused on the boring subject at hand. The TH-cam Algorithm however thinks quite differently and decides the fate of my work long before it's posted. It works something like this.
I put a minimum of 8-10hrs work into each video on average.
It is then uploaded and analyzed by TH-cams Algorithm for content ,Audio quality, flat spots, excitement level and so on. Based on the assessment of the machine it then pre-sets my view count and ranking in my metrics long before its release.
The amount of views are decided for me to the view to the hour by day by the month., The success of the video is decided for me long before its release., the future success of all other videos by the Algorithms is also assessed and deemed worthy or not of a wider audience. In our case,,not.
For our channel I have logged thousands of hours video and editing with very little success. I will complete this series as committed but as a channel to survive this is so not worth my time. We don't get enough likes, comments, subscribers for a broader audience.
Anything that could possibly shake that machine up im all for..because at this point for me it has been the ultimate
disappointment. I am not a professional videographer and am just trying my best to make things more exciting and wake that machine up. So far it has barely moved the needle but with music and an audio boost is has helped to the smallest degree.
I have seen videos 10minutes in length showing how someone used a spray can of chrome paint to restore an old part
that has gotten 10 time the amount of views our entire channel has gotten for every video posted since the past 7 years..
And that's pretty much how it works..
Sorry Resto I will have to veto you on this one as an attempt to save this channel =) will keep trying..
Cheers!
@@MikesRestorations Wow Mike, I had no idea. What a load of Bulls%!t you have to go through in order to convey some very important and useful information to us. Sincere thanks for what you're doing, the restoration of my 912 would have been multiple times more difficult without this series. Thank You!
@@mikekerker7466 Hello Mike, You are very welcome. Yes it's a lot of work and much of it BS with my hands tied. We unfortunately live in a an era now where the organic nature of things do not decide ones success. We live in the Era of AI and Algorithms. They will decide our fate for us
Thanks for commenting!
Cheers!