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Mark A S said:
D14 AYS said:
Love it a true petrol head stripping an engine in the Kitchen Top marks.
I agree, proper bloke thing to do, respect that manThe garage will have the car in it, and be too dusty for the delicate internals.
You have running water to clean grazed knuckles and a kettle for continuous tea, a partswa.... sorry dishwasher to get the bits nice and clean prior to assembly and a nice warm dry atmosphere for your Pride and Joy... what else is a kitchen for?
p.'s. just don't put any alloy bits in the dishwasher; they don’t survive very well...
Edited by Hot Tuscan on Friday 26th June 11:11
Edited by Hot Tuscan on Friday 26th June 12:27
Don1 - Gonna rebuild it with as many of the original parts as i can. If i get it working I'll whip my 4ltr out and rebuild that with some enhancements/modifications. Then do the 3.6.
Head is off as you can see. Was a right PITA, using a meter long breaker bar i still had to brace it against my back and push with one leg up on the enigne to break the bolts!!
If anyone does this use the shortest vertical extension bar you can. I started using a long one, nearly rounded off a couple of bolts used a 2" one in the end even that was a bit dodgy. Defo get as sturdy a stand as you can, most of the issues i had getteng the bolts undone was due to the stand being to flimsy, and having to support that as well as direct maximum effort through the breaker bar.
Quite a lot of muck on the pistons, loads of carbon as well.
Head is off as you can see. Was a right PITA, using a meter long breaker bar i still had to brace it against my back and push with one leg up on the enigne to break the bolts!!
If anyone does this use the shortest vertical extension bar you can. I started using a long one, nearly rounded off a couple of bolts used a 2" one in the end even that was a bit dodgy. Defo get as sturdy a stand as you can, most of the issues i had getteng the bolts undone was due to the stand being to flimsy, and having to support that as well as direct maximum effort through the breaker bar.
Quite a lot of muck on the pistons, loads of carbon as well.
Looks nice what you are doing,
but your kitchens floor looks already destroyed from water
and oil!
So you have renovation costs also.
Have you taken any measurements of parts already?
Cam and followers o.k.?
How old is engine and how many miles covered?
On pictures all looks fine, but is it
as it looks like?
Uwe
but your kitchens floor looks already destroyed from water
and oil!
So you have renovation costs also.
Have you taken any measurements of parts already?
Cam and followers o.k.?
How old is engine and how many miles covered?
On pictures all looks fine, but is it
as it looks like?
Uwe
Lewis - For anything that cant be guaranteed you shouldn't pay more than £1000 really. If parts are broken, its gonna need rebuilding to find out what happened and make sure nothing else is damaged. Can open a can of worms there. Ignor anything with casing or crank damage, big bills.
I did an automotive mechanics course at college as a side line whilst studying engineering, but that was over ten years ago. If you're mechanically inclined you shouldn't have to much trouble, its not that complicated as engines go.
You will need Graham Varley's Sagaris manual (the bible!!) and a selection of generic engine building books. They show you how to check and hone bores, degree in the cams and other such stuff.
Uwe - the kitchen foor'll be fine!!
Shims were fine, needs sodablasting and ultrasonic cleaning before any serious measurements are taken.
Cams are gonners i think, rust on the lobes, might polish out but i dont fancy that really. Followers are good.
It came from a 2003 T350 that had done 20k.
Yeah its just covered in melted T350 really, everything else looks fine just needs a good clean. I'll have the crank polished i think.
I did an automotive mechanics course at college as a side line whilst studying engineering, but that was over ten years ago. If you're mechanically inclined you shouldn't have to much trouble, its not that complicated as engines go.
You will need Graham Varley's Sagaris manual (the bible!!) and a selection of generic engine building books. They show you how to check and hone bores, degree in the cams and other such stuff.
Uwe - the kitchen foor'll be fine!!
Shims were fine, needs sodablasting and ultrasonic cleaning before any serious measurements are taken.
Cams are gonners i think, rust on the lobes, might polish out but i dont fancy that really. Followers are good.
It came from a 2003 T350 that had done 20k.
Yeah its just covered in melted T350 really, everything else looks fine just needs a good clean. I'll have the crank polished i think.
Hi Al,
Great news that you kept hold of the Tuscan and even better news you are enjoying the adventure at long last, god knows you deserve it. The engine Jason built for my SC installation is incredible, I am so happy with the result. I have never driven anything 4 wheels that has been as brutal and exciting. A new and much improved ECU is being fitted at the moment and I can't wait for my next visit to UK, hopefully before the cold weather creeps in. Keep on and keep on
Best regards
G
Great news that you kept hold of the Tuscan and even better news you are enjoying the adventure at long last, god knows you deserve it. The engine Jason built for my SC installation is incredible, I am so happy with the result. I have never driven anything 4 wheels that has been as brutal and exciting. A new and much improved ECU is being fitted at the moment and I can't wait for my next visit to UK, hopefully before the cold weather creeps in. Keep on and keep on
Best regards
G
jams33 said:
Cranks out, whats the crack with the different lower main bearing under the No. 7 cap?
Bloody water pumps a right pain, cant get it out for love nor money!
You really do have a very understanding other half, to have all that in the kitchen Bloody water pumps a right pain, cant get it out for love nor money!
Edited by Tony 1234 on Thursday 2nd July 09:35
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