looking good Ade some good progress made there , keep it up :D
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looking good Ade some good progress made there , keep it up :D
the new engine was assembled -
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and the gearbox went on with no problems at all!
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water hoses were next
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and Ian was particularly proud at the was the gearbox cover plate scrubbed up!
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Because the cam belt was being changed we changed the water pump too. 1st we removed the cover, the the old water pump which came out without any probs. A new pump was fitted losely - this would be tightened once the cam belt was in place as it helps tension the belt.
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water pump in place with newly added alternator
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The head was then fitted. Gasket was fitted and then hear placed on top. The rocker bits were all compressed and oiled
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Then the snall collets and rockers themselves were put in place
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Ians missus then turned up to watch!
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After a beam of sealer was applied, the rocker case was then fitted and new head bolts tightened up "losely"
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Each one was then tightened to the correct torque and to the correct number f turns in the right sequence
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The cam belt was then fitted with the engine set to Top dead centre and both cam and bottom end markers lined up perfectly!
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the cam cover was then bolted in place with its gasket
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The engine was now ready to go back in the car - it was trussed up and raised on the engine crane...
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To protect the radiator we also fitted some board as a precaution. Because we had to set the engine at a sharp anglke to get the short drive shaft in place correctly 2 planks of wood were used so the bottom of the engine could rest lightly on the tie bars
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At this point I'd qoite haynes and say refitting is the reverse sequence of removal excep that there was much swearing, trapping of hands and moch wiggling bet eventually it went in to place - engine mounts were rebolted and a new CV jpint fitted to the drive shaft (we actually changed a split joint on the short shaft and I just swapped the long shaft for a spare I had saving much time)
The engine was replumbed/wired and rethingied and all was ready -
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HOWEVER - as you can see from the pic the battery was (strangely) devopid of enough juice to get her to run however after much cursing of wires and HT leads at the coil end we did get a good spark from the plugs and fuel was coming in the carb - but the batery just wasnt strong enough to fire the engine - she did however turn and sounded healthy!
So I wont know if she'll run until Monday.
I'll let you know!
Just a quick word to say BIG THANKYOU to Ian who without his "donation" of the engine, sourcing of bits for engine and spending over 12 hours from 9.30am until well past 10pm doing pretty much all the major work I wouldnt have a "new" engine in place and would be several hundreds of pounds worse off!
Cheers matey!
Hopefully she'll fire into life Ade! :thumb:
she'd better or my missus will be demanding a replacement...
She thinks I should buy a Landy!
course its going to fire up and run perfect after all it a vaux :thumb: landys just rust quicker
Is that possible? :wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by brainsnova
Looking good ade, be sure to video the first turn of the key. hope it starts up ok.
started her up and she runs fine!
However cant get any gears as the clutch cable needs adjusting and she wont hold revs - so need to adjust choke and timing a little but at keast the old girls breathing again!
Good work Ade & Iain :)