Hello all, I got bored during the COVID lockdown, so I'm rebuilding my spare 355 engine in my home office I also got a 3D printer, so figured I would combine the two hobbies and make port blanking plugs so I can clean and polish without having to worry about gunk falling in through the intake holes. -Nick Image Unavailable, Please Login
Very cool. If you could make a complete set with covers for the air intakes after the air filter and covers for the lines when you disconnect everything, it would be perfect for people who want covers when they do their own majors.
That's the plan. For lines, I can just use standard caps or plugs, this is more the the oddly shaped bits.
Barstool. Gorgeous. Would you make me plugs to seal the fresh air intake hood vents to keep water out when pressure washing?
These still need a lot of work, as of now they just sit flat, so they pop out easily, so I'm going to redesign with some tabs that go into the ports to get a better seal. The left bank ports were all nice and uniform, but the right bank had been ported a bit, so I added some material to fill the hole. I took a photo of the ports, brought that into my modelling software (Rhino 3D) and adjusted the design accordingly. Measurements were done with a Neiko 01407A Digital Caliper Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
What part are you looking to block off specifically? I was going to make some simple intake plenum ports that would seal up the engine after removing the air sensors.
Barstool, Paul K is correct - the vents on the hood for cabin air. It would be nice to wash the 355 without getting the cabin air receptacle under the hood wet. Rags and tape don't cut it. I've been using short lengths of vinyl tubing. Works ok but if you can fab pop in/out plugs that would be great.
