Clarkair CA-1 Discussion Board

got my 1st engine torn down it does not look good it has been bored 4o over and the crank is 30 under and the vave guides are loose as a goose. I got a kwik way boring bar and a kwik way valve and seat grinder this weekend I am going to try to do as much work as I can my self. I am going to try to sleave the block back the 40 over and use the old pistons with new rings the big problem is the crank welding the journals and grinding seems to be the only option at this point
any advice I would love to hear
thanx ken

the engine is apart I found a universal valve guide that is a direct fit cast iron .502 od .312 id 2.281 long from a company named Qual Cast http://www.qualcast.com part number 30-9977h. Seems that there are no valves in stock that I can find I am going to use my old ones they are slill ok

the valve guides fit like a glove

I got a nos Prestolite distributor IGW-4301-7H deliverd today with the original cap with the wires coming out the sides I will need to mount the drive gear but it seens to be a exact match I also found a set of .80 over pistons in my pile of parts I am going to try to bore the block tonight it will the first time using a boring bar I will be crossing my fingers

I installed new pin bushings today I got them from napa it was the only part they could get federal mogul fp-9629x box of 4
the boring and honing worked out great now the next bridge is the crankshaft

I hope some day this info will help some one
I orderd a custom set of rings from http://pistonrings.net 72.50 good service

the font seal in the motor is a felt ring with a steel cap to keep it in place I am trying to replace it with a lip seal amd a speedy sleave the part numbers are Federal Mogul 472164 Oil Seal
cr speedy-sleave 99174
I hope it will work I will update on the fit
thanx ken

head gasket on order Victor Reinz 1342G available from amazon 31 bucks

head gasket fits perfect

Hi just got back from Storm crakshaft in Mount Vernon NY I have been looking for a crank for the waukesha fc in my clark dozer. I triped over them on craigs list they have thousands of cranks in stock way back to the begining of time they had 5 cranks for the wauk in stock and more important they had main bearings in stock 150 to grind my crank while I waited and they let me into the shop to watch nice guys good for odd ball motors
thamx ken