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
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.
PISTONS GAPS
Top compression ring - 0.15mm-0.30mm(0.006"-0.012")
2nd compression ring - 0.30mm - 0.45mm(0.012"-0.018")
Oil ring - 0.20mm-0.60mm(0.008"-0.02
PISTON RING TO GROOVE
Top ring - 0.030mm-0.060mm(0.001"-0.002")
2nd ring - 0.030mm-0.055mm(0.001"-0.002")
Oil ring - n/a
refrence- http://www.d-series.org/forums/dohc...red-fishing-dohc-zc-engine-rebuild-specs.html
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?
It's a discontinued oem part which sucks. Sealed power makes one for about $130. I found a Honda dealership called sons Honda and ordered it online there. They said they had one in stock I'm hoping it is the correct one because it was only $55
This looks sexy!! I'm currently talking to someone that has a ZC DOHC without the cams. Not what I really want, but figured why not pick it up, if its all clean looking and comes withe everything else intact for a good price.
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
Runs very well, needs a few things since it sat for 8 months but drivetrain is solid. Needs some new suspension and tires. And I got $150 of awesomesauce ready to rock
A fricken huge one! Thanks for the ecu it works very well
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