[SEL] Miami Project - Another Hunk of Iron #3

[Tommy Turner]

JB,

    That would work.  You would have to make some sort of arrangement 
for the oiler to pass through the water jacket area to reach the 
internal cylinder wall.  I can't remember but think the T ignitor mounts 
in the cylinder not the head so an arrangement would have to made for it 
to pass through the water jacket as well.  It can be done, just some work.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY




jbcast at charter.net wrote:

>>JB,
>>   
>>    The biggest problem you would have would be holding the sleeve in 
>>place.  If you were to bore it out enough to create a water jacket you 
>>would then have to create some sort of way to attach it.  You could get 
>>creative and do a bunch of milling, etc.  I have, from time to time, 
>>seen the T cylinders and parts floating around.  You can tie up a bunch 
>>of $$ in patterns, casting, machining, etc.  I think if you're willing 
>>to make this a long range project, you can find the parts you need.  
>>Thanks for the nice comments.
>>
>>    
>>
>Tommy, I have two running T's and an extra base missing the cylinder and head. This is just a project I wanted to try. I would make the core with a small neck on each side, this would form the water jacket and the necked down part would leave an area to be bored to hold the sleeve, it would be a wet sleeve. In my racing days I repaired several blocks that lost a piston and beat the cylinder out. I just bored the top and bottom of the remaining cylinder, left a step at the bottom to capture the sleeve. The head secured the top. I can do the machine work myself, have done some pattern making, and have an old pattern maker friend that still works part time at the foundry. If I get it done before he retires I can get it poured free. The T cylinder mounts on the bottom flange, easier machining than your engine, less to align.
>J.B. Castagnos
>Belle Rose, LA
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