My RWD C20XE Chevette build

welll i got some more parts through, all my bearings, water pump, bottom end gaskets. timing belt.
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what are the three small gaskets for, is one the sump bolt gasket.

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also cleaned up all my valves and seats ready to go back into the new head, i know they should all be numbered and go in where they came from, but i got them like this.

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also gonna look into getting my head steam cleaned for ultra freshness lol

and then im gonna lap in the valves and be away.

it is very rare that you will use all the gaskets so dont be to worrried if you have some left.

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Check that water pump, make sure the propellers arnt plastic!

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Originally Posted by Benn

Check that water pump, make sure the propellers arnt plastic!

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already checked, they are metal and have casting marks on them,

if they are plastic, do they break alot im guessing....

They can break, also seen the whole propeller come lose. so when you speed up it starts slipping on the shaft.. Either way way are poo.

Metal is the only way to run.

Sump bolt washer needs to be copper.

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Originally Posted by Benn

They can break, also seen the whole propeller come lose. so when you speed up it starts slipping on the shaft.. Either way way are poo.

Metal is the only way to run.

Sump bolt washer needs to be copper.

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yeh i thought that about the sump bolt washer, thanks :)

im waiting on a sump from philip, and poossibly a steam clean on the head and then i should be good to start reassembling.

im on it this week matey:thumb:

cheers phil will be great thanks,

any gen on those pistons?

ive cleared inbox now. pm what your after.

ok so i got some more parts through and have began to lap in the valves, baring in mind i have never done this befor i think its going well. my mate told me, when doing it the surface should go dull and im happy the surface has gone dull, picssss


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the bottom left one is the one which has been lapped, note the shiney ness of the right side one and the dullness of the left one.

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and then build up that one, with new stem seal.

a few questions:

the stem seals, should they go right to the bottom and stop the bottom spring plate moving. or should there be a gap and allow the plate to move.

and

my spring compressor. seems to hit the side of the head, and wont allow it to compress ( i could do the end one, from end on, which gave me more room) so what should i do about this? is this a common problem.

Make sure you take the tappets apart and clean them out(when you get to that point)

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Make sure you take the tappets apart and clean them out(when you get to that point)

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yeh i read this before, how do you get them apart, as i had a go at pulling the middle bit out but it wouldn't budge.

and the ones i have had surface rust on the outside and i am probably gonna replace them. and just soak the new ones in oil.

Tap them down wards on a bit of rag on a bit of wood, will hurt your hand doing it but they will pop out.

Looks good dude :thumb:

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Make sure you take the tappets apart and clean them out(when you get to that point)

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i have given up trying to find none noisy one now and just fit some from a late eco tek so much better :thumb:

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i have given up trying to find none noisy one now and just fit some from a late eco tek so much better :thumb:

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oooooooo can you get me a link for some please, maybe ebay.

or an engine code :)

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i have given up trying to find none noisy one now and just fit some from a late eco tek so much better :thumb:

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Just take them apart and clean them...

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Just take them apart and clean them...

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not a lot of use when you take them apart and find that some are broken :thumb:

You broke some? Wow never seen that before...

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You broke some? Wow never seen that before...

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you have never cleaned them properly before then, by pushing the ball in the tappet which is sprung loaded, if the ball dosnt pop back out its ****ed :p

I've cleaned maybe 4 sets and they've all sprung back out. Takes a bit to break a spring (guessing there a spring inside them)

ok so i ordered some more bits for the engine from QED (great service btw)

some new water pump bolts, exhaust studs and cam cap nuts. and also some stretch bolts for the main bearings.

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any tips on fitting the exhaust studs, im guessing i should tap out the holes so they dont have any crap in there, but what about making sure they are tight, should i wind a nut right down to the blank on the stud and then make sure the stud is tight that way?

and does the long end or short end go in, im guessing short.....

short side in with some loctite and double nut the stud because if wind a nut to the shoulder it will tighten up on the shoulder before it tightens up in the thread.

and what are those nyloc nuts for? hope there not to hold the cap caps down?

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short side in with some loctite and double nut the stud because if wind a nut to the shoulder it will tighten up on the shoulder before it tightens up in the thread.

and what are those nyloc nuts for? hope there not to hold the cap caps down?

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thanks for the stud info, and yeh, those lock nuts are for the cam caps, should i not use them?

i will get a link to the item :)

http://qedmotorsport.co.uk/qed-shop/...s/cam-cap-nuts

link to the cam cap nuts

are you mad whats wrong with auto vaux ???

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are you mad whats wrong with auto vaux ???

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please explain!

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are you mad whats wrong with auto vaux ???

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I can think of a few things..

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please explain!

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you have purchased item's from qed what you could have got from auto vaux or even vauxhall cheaper :cry:

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are the cam cap bolts nylock nuts ???

Not as std they arnt.

yeh benn told me i could of got them cheaper from VX, i was buying some bits from QED as it was and just got these bits as well.

and yeh they are nylocs for the cam caps.

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Not as std they arnt.

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i no that lol Thats why i asked the question because i though it was a bit random replacing them with nylocks. Is that a good idea i have seen small bits of nylon come of them when doing them up ???

I've said no, use the ones that are on it...

i havent ever hurd of anyone having having problems with them ???

to qed sell them as an uprated item do they ???

Same, Do Qed sell them as uprated tho? Or just replace ment?

seems a pretty shody replacment imo, that seems pretty mad tbh. im sure that litlte pieces of nylon would do the engine the world of good lol

imo bmw156 i would use standard bolts and washers, if you dont have enough pm your address and i will send some over mate

Think he's gonna.

thanks guys for the help, i will get onto QED in the morning and see what their reasoning is...

and yeh i am gonna use standard ones, thanks guys.

ok so cracked on today with some work,

put in my new exhaust studs, will get a pic sometime lol. using the double nut method, worked great.

and also as my stupid spring compressor was to small i made some small adjustments to it.

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i also won a set of cams and a set of pistons and con rods of ebay, all standard stuff. so they should be cool. now i can finish of the head, and stick it in a box lol.

also today i was researching what cars have had redtops put in them, and found a triumph dolmite, vauxhall vista and a opel kadette. some good WIP's on them and it inspires me.

also doing some reading up on the gearbox side of things as well. there are afew i could go for.

IIRC omega RWD: big and bulky but takes big BHP
opel manta 1.8 will take up to about 200 bhp, but rare.
the type 9 ford box, readily available and loads of uprated parts for the internals.
type 5 box. takes bigger BHP then the type 9

so i think its still gonna be a type 9 box, for the future possibilities