Soda blasting engine case and preparing parts for reassembly - Fiat 126 / 500 Classic

Soda blasting engine case, sand blasting and painting engine cowling, installing new thermostat and flap, cleaning and preparing engine parts for reassembly.

[@John-du2kx]

i migliori video che abbia mai visto,anche la musica usata.Complimenti al meccanico e autore del video

[@AircooledProject]

Grazie!

[@adinamerisanu3318]

❤❤❤❤❤ the end!!

[@cadeigabrigdn2134]

Hi, thanks for your wonderful videos. I would like to ask you what type of brass bushings and bolts you used to restore the airbox. I can not find them...

[@AircooledProject]

It's a thermostat kit available on most 500 part stores. It contains the flap, bushings and other small parts. I think I got it from passione500.

[@CasaDin30]

Avansezi foarte bine cu motorul. Felicitari pentru progres si calitatea lucrarii.

[@AircooledProject]

Multumesc. E deja in masina si am facut primii 700km cu el. Merge f bine. Din pacate sunt cam in urma cu clipurile pe youtube. Sper sa incarc in curand si ultimele 2 clipuri cu motorul.

[@CasaDin30]

@@AircooledProject super tare😂😂😂. Ne-am sincronizat bine. Eu am ajuns la 320km cu al meu. Inca putin si e gata rodajul:). Cum se comporta? Trage mai tare cu axa noua si ce ai mai modificat?

[@AircooledProject]

Daa, se simte mai vioi. De asemenea, consum e f bun, in jur de 5.

[@CasaDin30]

@@AircooledProject cam atat il aveam si eu cu motorul vechi. Testat pe un drum de Brasov-Iasi si inapoi. Cu cel nou inca n-am apucat sa vad cat am.

[@donalddogdavid7411]

bonjour je vien de rregarder ta playlist fiat 500 merci du partage je m'abonne

[@AircooledProject]

Thank you! I will upload the rest of the engine assembly videos soon.

[@Ahsap101]

after applying primer and paint, did you apply more varnish? Clear coat? Is it also for high temperatures?

[@AircooledProject]

Yes, I did apply a high temp clear coat after paint, although it's not absolutely necessary.

[@lilP991]

Hi, what primer, paint and clearcoat did you use? I am currently working on my engine too, and i got problems to find the right paint for the engine metal parts

[@AircooledProject]

Hello. On the metal parts, I used high temp primer, paint and clearcoat. The manufacturer, I believe, is called Macota. It's just what I found at a local hardware store.

[@lilP991]

@@AircooledProject thank you very much! I will try to search for it and share, maybe someone else need it too, but it was not specifically 2C paint?

[@AircooledProject]

It is regular high temp spray paint. It is not 2C.

[@Mars_tial]

Hello, quick question I'm interested in your method. What pressure was needed on the compressor for soda blasting to work ? I don't know if my home compressor at 8 bars would do the work Regards

[@AircooledProject]

Hello. It's not so much the pressure as is the flow rate. If I remember correctly, I used around 4-6 bar. I think the maximum allowed on my blaster is 6.5 bar. The flow rate of the pump is quite important. I have a 100l capacity compressor with a 400l/min pump(discharge rate). This is not really enough. I had to take 5 min brakes after about 2-3 min of blasting. It took me half a day to do the engine case 😀.

[@Mars_tial]

@@AircooledProject huh mine gives 125L/min, and I'm not sure I can justify to buy a compressor that gives more than 400L/min...

[@AircooledProject]

@@Mars_tial yes, not worth it. You can use the one you have, it will just take a lot of time. You need to keep an eye on the pressure. When it falls under ~3 bar you need to give it a break so it can refill. If you try to blast with that low pressure, you will just waste soda. Good luck with your project!

[@louisns]

I suggest 1200 l/pm flow or around 45 cfm.

[@maurofalsetti6202]

Ciao che tipo di vernice hsi usato per verniciare la marmitta?

[@AircooledProject]

Hello. It's a bronze-based, very cheap paint. In Romania, we call it stove bronze, as it's widely used to paint iron stoves. It's silver when applied, but the manifolds and muffler pipes will get a little yellow after the engine runs.

[@dozzerg]

Crăcanel 2 la sfârșit?

[@AircooledProject]

Forest mancand un mar:))