Project 'Keep the mrs happy'

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Originally Posted by joff-turbo-nova

Hey Spud! I may have forgotten my log in but when Joff leaves his account open and I "just happen" to read it, I think I have the right to reply!?!

Oy husband!!! Not happy with the reference to the size of my backside :cry: Cut it out with the insults! :p

It was a shed, is a shed and always will be a shed. lol That is the truth.

BTW your meriva is so slooooow compared to mine. It accelerates like a donkey and corners like a cardboard box. How long til my car is fixed??? :d

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LMFAO, BUSTED Joff, oopsie lol

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Originally Posted by MK999

Watch out for the thrusts on the main bearings when you pull the crank out Joff, both of mine have eaten the bearing there, and one had eaten about 1.5mm out of the crank.

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Will look carefully when the caps come off - cheers :thumb::thumb:

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Originally Posted by joff-turbo-nova

Hey Spud! I may have forgotten my log in but when Joff leaves his account open and I "just happen" to read it, I think I have the right to reply!?!

Oy husband!!! Not happy with the reference to the size of my backside :cry: Cut it out with the insults! :p

It was a shed, is a shed and always will be a shed. lol That is the truth.

BTW your meriva is so slooooow compared to mine. It accelerates like a donkey and corners like a cardboard box. How long til my car is fixed??? :d

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Hahahahahahahaha... +1 for Paula! :thumb::thumb:

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Originally Posted by MK999

Watch out for the thrusts on the main bearings when you pull the crank out Joff, both of mine have eaten the bearing there, and one had eaten about 1.5mm out of the crank.

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Right , pulled the last two pistons out without any issues, then proceeded with the removal of the crank.....

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All the shells seem in good condition with minimal wear on the thrust bearing which sits under cap number 3 right in the middle of the engine ......

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No major issues with the crank either....

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...a/Z18XE012.jpg

I'm taking the block up to my dad's tomorrow to use his honing tool to deglaze the bores and let him cast his +45 years engineering experience over the block , pistons and crank just in case I have missed anything.

Oh and the Z20LET is waiting in the corner ready to jump into my Meriva as soon as this engine is installed and working !

Joff

Pics aren't working but glad your thrust faces are all good :)

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Originally Posted by MK999

Pics aren't working but glad your thrust faces are all good :)

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Photobucket seems to be having an eppy at the moment - its affecting most of my pics that I have hosted - just noticed the thrust bearing pic has just come up!

Joff

Might just be the clean section but it looks like there might be a little wear on the thrust face of the crank? as long as there's no lip you can feel though, just double check the end float when it's all back together.

hi joff what spary do you use for the lights ? cheers dave

Got the block honed out nicely on Wednesday and then got it back home Thursday and put back on the stand with the engine hoist (very handy item to have!).

Next job was to clean down the block on both sides :-

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...a/Z18XE019.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...a/Z18XE020.jpg


And then give the block it's first coat of engine enamel paint :-

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...a/Z18XE018.jpg

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Tomorrow the block will get another coat of paint and whilst that's drying I hope to start stripping the head and getting the valves out . May give the ports a bit of a smooth with the die grinder whilst its bare as well !

Joff

Update....

A bit more work today, got the crank cleaned up and put back in with new bearings and then got busy cleaning no4 piston up.....

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...a/Z18XE028.jpg

Got the new rings on and got the compression tool out and tapped it in ....

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...a/Z18XE027.jpg

Just need to do the other 3 in the morning . Its very theraputic stripping down pistons , cleaning out all the nooks and crannies and then rebuilding them. Once the pistons are in , its on with the oil pump and pick up pipe and then the sumps going on.

Joff