Sexton restoration photos

Perry Kitson · #1 25-05-10, 16:32

A couple of photos of the engine during teardown. You can see the condensation damage in the one photo (this was the worst cylinder).

Perry Kitson · #2 25-05-10, 16:33

As it sits now.

maple_leaf_eh · #3 26-05-10, 02:10

Somewhere in Europe there is a company that sells applique panels that a person can put on their home car garage doors. They are pictures of sports cars, tow trucks, power boats, fast jets, and countryside scenes, etc. Here we have THE REAL THING hiding quietly (or not so quietly) behind closed doors.

Jesse Browning · #4 26-05-10, 04:05

Perry; Super, detailed work. You were probably right about that cylinder, but go ahead and send it anyway, let them say for sure. How did you determine the colors of the flare holder? All I had left were a few scraps of rotten wood. Jesse.

Philliphastings · #5 26-05-10, 05:37

Wonderful benchmark standar restoration job. Well done so far...

Cheers

Phill

Perry Kitson · #6 26-05-10, 13:56

Jesse, the flare cartridge holder is the original one. It was in remarkably good condition, their was still significant amounts of paint left on it. I just refinished it and bolted it back in. I am thinking of sending a couple extra barrels to Tulsa and they can pick the best 9. Did you have to replace valve guides or seats in any of your cylinders?

sexton 2080 · #7 26-05-10, 22:43

Hello Perry

It really looks great, I'm excited to see it running once you finished it.
I'm just starting a similar project sexton from Seco. # 2080
Do you have drawings from the front mud guards you rebuilt? Nothing is left on mine. I added a photo when we picked it up.

Regards

Mark

Jesse Browning · #8 27-05-10, 02:48

Perry; All of my valve guides were perfect, even though some of the valves were pitted. Out of all the cylinders, only one valve seat needed to be ground. I measured every part in the engine, and nothing showed any wear. The stems of the valves showed only a mark of the rocker roller in one position. The valves are free to rotate, but never had been run long enough to do so. The (1952) rebuild shop left a screw in the intake, and it got sucked into the supercharger. I could follow the marks as the screw travelled through the whole engine. It ended up in #8 cylinder where it bounced around for a while. It chipped the edges off the piston in several spots before being spit out. The rebuild shop also left a gob of grease and sand inside of the fuel pump housing. The rocker box interconnecting tube on #6 cylinder has an adapter that bolts to the left sump. The adapter was still packed with cosmoline. Finally, one push-rod socket and spring were missing. I didn't notice it untill reassembly (thanks go to Phil connor for getting one to me by next-day-air). I was wondering earlier why one of the push rods had wear marks on the parkerizing. It must have been banging around inside the housing. This engine was quite an adventure. I wish I had another one to do! Jesse.