Engine and Jet Drive. The Plan. I started out looking for a used Jet Boat with a fresh V 8, a. Berkeley Jet pump with the clean out port on the inside of the. I ended up with a rolled Ford truck with a 7. L. Diesel.   2 And an old Berkley 1. Height=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF' alt='Order The Little Engine That Could Movie' title='Order The Little Engine That Could Movie' />Montague affectionately known as Duck because of his supposed waddle is a Great Western 57xx. Rusty is a diesel engine who does maintenance work and odd jobs on the Skarloey Railway. Rusty. Our Plan As noted on the main page for the RestoRod, while the truck remains moreorless original, the engine is getting significant upgrades. This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may only interest a specific audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant. With an HCCI engine, theres no single lever to adjust in order to control autoignition. And everything from ambient air temperature and pressure, fuel. Subscribe and SAVE, give a gift subscription or get help with an existing subscription by clicking the links below each cover image. I considered adapting the engine so that it can be submerged without a water tight compartment. The starter and the alternator could survive a dunking provided. Fargo brings its third starstudded trip to the chilly Midwest to a close with a satisfying finale that could also end the series on a high note. Police Auction. The New York City Police Department regularly holds online auctions to dispose of seized, unclaimed property and vehicles. The Property Clerk Division. JC A jet pump. I abandoned the gasoline V 8 because I could not easily solve the. Ventilation blowers are the common. I considered flooding the. So, the obvious choice is to turn to diesel power. I tried. I was not going to find a used jet boat with a Berkeley. It would be nice to find an. Oklahoma.   The other problem is diesel engines for cars and trucks turn. WOT wide open throttle and the Berkeley Jet Pump. I first planned to compensate. A3, which is a bit. In the discussion to follow I explain how I end up with a. I considered adapting the engine so that it can be submerged. The starter and the. The air intake will have to be sealed off in either. The dip stick would need to be sealed, and the few electronics. The alternative is to. The advantage is additional protection from the elements. Also less damage when something like a rear. Perhaps both plans are best water proof the. Then have sufficient soft ballast in. A V8 diesel engine will weigh at least 9. Jet Pump, but the compartment that houses the engine. The engine compartment. Ambient air. will compensate the compartment just like the cabin. At this point I know the engine will be cooled by a. I think Ill build the. I also plan to cast my own water cooled exhaust manifolds because I. I need the exhaust to exit at the. The. water that normally flows out of the top of the engine will. Tee and then flow through the right or left exhaust. The heat. exchanger will be built into the hull on either side of the engine. Connecting an aluminum exhaust manifold to a cast. Ill have to live with. Once the exhaust passes thought the manifolds it will be piped. Engine Removal. Engine Removal is a lot easier when you have no. I found a good Engine. Extraction article on. This is my first time pulling. VW engine, and the lessons learned were 1. What a mess  1. 5 years old and I dont think it. But for the money. Roger The only guy who bid with me on e. Bay and one. of the nicest guys youll ever meet purchased the rest of the truck. Then he drove all the way from Huntsville Alabama to Tulsa Oklahoma. God bless him for setting an example for my. Its people like Roger that make my foraging look tame. So the cost of the engine Purchase price for the. Alva. Oklahoma. Plus 1. Enid, Oklahoma manned by. Less. 2. 50 salvage value for the rest of the truck, plus 3. I botched together an engine stand and after 8. I can see the engine. I also see lots of things that are going to have to be changed. The engine turns over now. The oil is changed. I still need to figure out the electrical system. Good old Roger is going to send me the Engine electrical schematic. Chilton manual.  Shes a Runner After making several modifications the old girl started. Not only does she start and run, but it took care of the mosquito. After replacing the glow plugs, injectors and having the fuel. Read more here Engine Tune Up. Our Ford 7. 3 IDI is now installed in the submarine along with our. Berkeley jet pump, and drive shaft. See the Movie and hear her roar. That clanging sound when she idles is the check valves on the. Relocating the Alternator. While waiting on Longnecker to rebuild the fuel pump. I moved the alternator so that it is lower and a litter closer to. A new mounting bracket will be cast in aluminum. The photo shows a foam mock up of the alternator. The bracket then servers. Gates and vents are added, the the foam will be coated with a mud. Finally the part is clean up and installed into its new home. The entire process takes days to compete and you can see the details. Lost Foam Casting page under Secrets. Lost Foam. Engine Diagram 1. Ford 7. 3. L Diesel. Building a Gearbox. Needless to say the Berkeley Jet Pump was not intended to be. Ford 7. 3 Diesel. But if they can make gay. The drive shaft is about 7 inches lower that the drive shaft for. Ford 7. 3, and the pump needs to turn 4. The choices are to raise the jet pump, lower the engine, or build. Read more about it here Gearbox. Building a Wet Manifold and Exhaust. A wet manifold is and exhaust manifold that is water. It is easily confused with a Wet exhaust which is. In my case I have both. My wet manifold unlike normal wet manifolds, vents. Raw water is then added to the exhaust at. Read more about it here. Wet Manifold. Building a Heat Exchanger or Hull Cooler as well as an Oil. Cooler. Without a radiator the engine needs a new way to get. Since this is a aluminum boat, and aluminum is a. Read more about these here  Hull Cooler. Thar she blows We installed the engine, started it up for a test and in less. When we discarded the stock. I figured. and more oil pressure would not be a bad think right  So now. One is for the engines oil distribution system and. The regulator is simply passages drilled through a chunk of. A ball bearing plugs the passage from the high. The ball is held in place. See the Movie. Normal pressure should be 1. We have ours set to 2. Mounting the Engine. With the jet pump, speed converter gear box, and wet. Mounting the engine consists of converting the mount. Read more about it here. Engine Mounts. Engine Box. The job of the engine box is to keep the engine dry. The. The lower section is built. A center section. The most difficult problem that it solves is providing fresh air. Read more about it here Engine Box. Fuel Tank. The fuel tank will be just forward of the engine and. I found on e. Bay for 7. A normal fuel tank can. As fuel is consumed. The water is only slightly heaver than. The. boat will get about 3 mpg so a 1. Florida Keys. I have now gotten around to replacing the cheap and. The. filler port seals with dual o rings and the cap is held in place. Two other ports are for fuel supply and return. The filler spout is uses the same. Remote Oil Filter. The oil filter on the Ford 7. Since it was make from aluminum I. Then fashioned a new remote mount from foam and. The part was then coated with sheet rock mud and buried in sand. You can see more about it here Lost. Foam Casting. 3 After considerable grinding and. I am not. pleased with the machined aluminum nipples as I think make them too. The casting was a good leaning. I can buy a. Perma Cool remote filter mount and. The mount will fit 34 1. Fram PH8. A or equivalent filters. Berkley 1. 2JC A Jet Pump1 I found a Berkley 1. JC A jet pump on. Bay for only 2. 70. The impeller is in great shape. I think the good. There is a lesson to me if I every sell. Bay again. 2 The pump is looking much better after. Carl has stripped away the old paint and epoxy. Jet pumps come with a cleanout port which. This model of jet pump has the cleanout port located. Having the port inside the hull is a. Many a boat owner has inadvertently had the. In my case, sinking the boat is just what I had in mind. The jet pump cleanout port will be modified so that it can be opened. Watch Cinderella III: A Twist In Time Online For Free. If. the pumping out process is not fast enough I may add doors that. Ill give it a. try without doing the extra work first. Its fair to note that. I have been warned that the cleanout port always has pressure on it. Its my theory that this is true if you were to open the clean out. In my case air will. Also when the boat is moving. Slowing the forward momentum would. Jet Pump Cleanout Port Valve. Converting the clean out port into and electric valve allowed the. Building the valve required making a two position limit switch. Read more. about it here Jet Pump Valve Other Jet Pump Modifications1 The stuffing box on the jet pump is. However a drip is fine as it insures that the shaft is. Just forward of the stuffing box is the thrust. There is a grease zert on top of the thruster bearing. The problem here is that I need to. I also need to supply ambient pressure to the gear. I closed off the access opening to the stuffing box and the. If water in the new housing is a.