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Finishing up my zc rebuild for rt4wd wagon

8K views 34 replies 11 participants last post by  MexiChriS 
#1 ·
Just got my block and crank back from the machine shop and have a few question.

1. I will be using the a6 oil pan and pick up. The a6 spun a bearing and had flakes in the pick up tube. Is there a trick to get them out of there or buy a new one? Also should I worry about flakes stuck in the baffle of the pan?

2. Is there a certain orientation for the piston rings during install?

3. Dipstick? Stick with the a6?

4. How do you do initial break in on a rebuild zc. I've done Honda motors before but I'm a little scared since I'm reusing a few parts that were in a motor that had spun bearings.

Thanks guys I can't wait to finally have this done
 
#2 ·
Well as far as ring order I believe it is:
1.First Ring
2.Second Ring
3.Then 1 Oil control ring
4.Oil Ring expander
5.1Oil control ring

Then an important thing to keep in mind is that you need to spread the rings in the gaps in a certain order around the piston (I think), you dont want any gaps touching each other, Heres a picture I pulled off of google. I honestly don't know about the a6 dip stick though, I guess i would start off comparing them side by side and checking features. I may be wrong, but with break in I don't think there is anything special, Lower rpms and just alow every part to get worked in, rule of thumb I would say 500 miles is plenty for break in.
 

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#4 ·
:bowdown: Need pix of the wagon asap !!!! :fingersx:
:hyper: :)
 
#6 ·
Awesome man I love it! I haven't ever seen a red wagon mine is just plain ol white
 
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#19 ·
RT4WD and non-RT4WD pans don't mix. The oil pan gets into the kick-out for the rear drive-shaft.

Ask me how I know.

Also, only blocks with the holes for the jack-shaft can be used:

That leaves you with A6, Z6, and ZC.
 
#22 ·
first of all i love wagons, second i love people who do their own work and third, i have two of the same bikes ( i think its hard to tell from such lerking lol ) that you have as well. rep for you sir. i would wash the oil pick up out really good, and run a mag around it and see what you can get.

got any old hard drive laying around just steal the mag from there, nice and strong
 
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