joff, what are you doing with the old engine??
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joff, what are you doing with the old engine??
Not really thought about it to be honest, it needs new rings and a good hone as a minimum due to the oil consumption previously.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
It was either a) going on ebay or b) getting weighed in . If it doesn't sell as one lump then I will sell the head and the rest of the parts separately and weigh in the bits which don't sell.
Joff
i might be interested in the crank, pistons & rods....the crank & rods might be some fun in my e16se...... or if i ever get it working, as an upgrade for my x16xe/x16xeL mongrel..
Today's update.....
The new exhaust got a coat of VHT paint on the welds just to make it last a bit longer .....
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Got busy putting the injectors back in and then the loom and ECU back in place - a bit fiddly in places but we got there in the end ....
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Then the flywheel and a new clutch was bolted on ....
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I then got the gearbox covered in degreaser and then put on a little trolley and powerwashed clean.....
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Took the opportunity to remove all the oil from the gearbox by removing the diff plate . Then cleaned everything thing up ready to reseal with a new gasket ....
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Also put in a new slave cylinder in and changed the driveshaft seals whilst I was there.....
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Got the gearbox mounted up to the block .....
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And then craned outside to the car.....
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Bearing in mind I was on my own and rushing a bit because it looked like rain, the block was in and installed within 20 minutes !
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Now sitting on the main mounts and this is where I called it a day due to the rain!
Forecast looks better for tomorrow so will crack on with the engine bed and exhaust.
Joff
Some good progress Joff! How's your back?
It aches a bit at the moment , especially as I've been lifting the gearbox today. Nothing that a hot water bottle won't sort in bed tonight ..... sounds like I'm a right old f@rt !Quote:
Originally Posted by Vlietje
joff
Got the driveshafts rebuilt this morning with the new CV joints ....
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Then installed a set of new bushes on the roll bar. How you change these with the engine bed in situ I just don't know - the bolts were tight and the bushes fairly worn - just made sense to do them now.
Got the engine bed round to the car, and with the aid of two jacks finally got it in position. This took longer than getting the engine in ! . It was the angle of the steering rack shaft that was causing problems .....
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Need to do some house jobs this afternoon - it rained on and off anyway so no great shakes.
Need to change the fuel filter and then plumb everything back in. Shouldn't take too long as everything is standard.
Joff
Good going Joff. Well impressed. And keep your back warm!
Well, cracked on this weekend with the work ....
All the engine electrics were wired in and then I sorted all the plumbing and radiator out ....
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Then sorted the exhaust which was a bit of a pain as the middle section was so big and heavy, but sorted in the end ....
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Then got the fuel filter changed. The stupid connector on one side , decided to totally disintegrate which was handy. I had to splice in a bit of pipe which was more of an annoyance than anything ....
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Got all the driveshafts put in and a new set of discs and pads from Vauxhall on trade club ....
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It was then in with the gearbox oil , engine oil and coolant . I poured a bit of oil in each of the cylinders to ensure a bit of lubrication and cranked it a few times without the plugs in to get the oil pumping round the engine.
I then put the plugs and coilpack back in and she started first time, albeit a bit smokey at first due to the oil in the cylinders.
After a few minutes the smoke cleared and it was running fine , top end was a bit tappety for a while, but once the oil warmed up and got all the air out of the lifters it was running really nice and smooth.
Put the headlights and bumper back on ...
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And then put it back down on the ground all finished ....
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Will be going back on the road on the 1st November as it's SORN'ed at the moment.
Very happy with the results.
Joff
Fantastic work as always Joff, ill be Paula will be happy to be out of the astra, is it turbo your meriva now then?
Wow! Some GOOD progress Joffy! All I did this weekend was painting two windows...
She's been using my Merv (Lancelot) so has had her rear nice and toastie in the VXR seats ! In fact she says she wants heated seats in her Merv (another job to do!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudly
I've been lumped with the Shed (aka the Astra) . It's been a reliable steed so far, got me to Leeds and back last week without problems. Done about 2k in it so far. It's due its MOT in December and given the delays in getting Paula's sorted , I will have to get it through the MOT.
The whole front end clonks over bumps even after changing the roll bar drop links. The rear beam knocks too ! I already have roll bar bushes and bottom arms, so this will hopefully solve the front end issues, the rear I think needs new dampers as the bottom joints have worn. Nothing that a day in the garage won't sort with the windy gun !
Joff
PS Once the garage is tidy and I have shot of the old block then its Z20LET rebuild time!
Result! :thumb:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vlietje
All i did this weekend was drink lol
+ rep!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudly
And I kept you from your work lol
Nice work Joff :thumb:
Quick update....
Back on the road and taxed today, being the 1st of the month.
Had a slight problem, got to the end of the road, pulled out and then pop... grind grind as I turned left.
Grrr..... thought it was the inner CV popping out of the gear box but no ...
After I had pushed it back down my lane and got the wheel off the nearside the driveshaft had come completely out of the outer cv, busting the circlip on the way.
Fortunately I had spares and after 20 mins was back up and running. I visually checked the offside (a big mistake!) which seemed OK so off we went to get the tax disc.
2 miles up the road, guess what, the offside lets go and does exactly the same thing. This time too far to push so had to get Green Flag on the case. They were only in the next village, so 10 minutes later they arrive at the roadside and a further 10 minutes later I'm stripping the wheel off to inspect what's going on.
Again the circlip had come out of the groove and mangled and again I had a spare (my last one) . Another 20 minutes and all was fixed.
Gingerly (with some tow rope in the boot) I did a tour round the back roads for 15 miles to check everything was OK and I'm pleased to report that the driveshafts are now behaving as intended .
Not sure why this happened, maybe I didn't locate the circlips into the grooves in the CV's correctly on both shafts when I changed the CV joints , or whether the circlips failed.
All is well and I am taking it over to Bedale Saturday for a run out to check it over.
Joff
I'm pleased to report that the Merv has now covered 600 miles without problem - just dropped the oil out of it today and changed the filter over and put some more Vauxhall semi-syth back in.
Also treated it to one of these ...
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A magnetic sump plug, now in situ ...
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Joff