The past week has been all about finishing all the hookups. Brake bleeding, hot wiring the coil and fuel pump, throttle cable hook up, add fluids, rob chain off the '35 Sports, exhaust and seats. The first big thing is to get oil pressure; I never crank a new engine until I know I have oil pressure. Well I didn't have any. Drop the pan and remove the pump and check it; was OK. Next thing is the valve cover gasket failure so remove carbs and manifolds and remove the side cover. THERE'S YOUR PROBLEM.
The Aquaplane side cover won't work on an E93 block and may not work on an E100 or they are only to be used with a fully modified oil system. The inside of the cover is machined away and won't seal off the oil gallery. I could have easily lost a new engine with that. Here you can see the original next to the Aquaplane.
That finally worked out it was time to crank it up.
First startup
Well that went well so why not take a drive.
First drive
What a great day!!
The side cover was a mistake by Aquaplane and they provided a filler piece to cover the machined away area. With that the oil gallery is covered and all is well.
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