blowing the 4.0ltr

[Engineer1949]

as above just a little thread on fitting the sc power rotrex blower to a 4,0ltr chimaera first jobs are to remove the cooling fluid then the rad and main hoses makes fitting the hardware easier then remove power steering pump and the original flow and return hoses a new pressure hose is supplied in the kit complete with new bracket to mount the resevoir either on the o/s inner wing or the front cross member then the plenum chamber has to come off as it goes back on the reverse way on coil and ignition module come off at the same time i shorten up the wiring when the coil is resited to the other side of the plenum once thats fitted back on the main bracket for the blower is in two halves first piece attaches to the n/s head with the supplied cap head bolts i tap outthe threads just to make sure they screw in nicely first go with a little copperslip and so on following the comprehensive instructions power steering pump is fitted to the second half of the bracket before that and the polished bracket for the rotex is fitted with caphead bolts and the belt idler goes on at this point then the blower itself is held in place with 4 coutersunk set screws and one bolt on the rear af the compressor section a new one way valve goes in the plenum base for the breather from the crabon canister clean out the plenum and refit with the inlet facing the o/s complete with its supplied plugs to the original breather and the distributor vacuum take off wiring will need to be extended for the throttle pot and the stepper motor i solder all these joints and the heatsrink them for good conectivity the start on fitting the intercooler and the blower oil cooler with its associated pipework which is about where i am at now so a few pics to go with the text plus the manifolds and y piece are out and away being ceramic coated and the swirl pot is away to sc being modded to fit the conversion.


john

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[Engineer1949]

gentlemen will try to do better on the punctuation front i just get going then cant bother to go back and punctuate, but thanks for the encouragement more to come next week waiting for the manifolds and y piece then crack the rest out, been roving a 500ft lift rope on our 75 ton gotwald crane in the yard today so a bit of light entertainment.

john

[Engineer1949]

o.k guys pics of the crane tomorrow just as an aside it originally had a v6 aircooled deutz built in 1963 so was well past its best so a few years ago i grafted a 6 cyl intercooled cummins 220 in there been running grand since

joihn

[Engineer1949]

more done today manifolds refitted after being ceramic coated they look well, fitted the y piece and the full exhaust.


john

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[Engineer1949]

not sure the owner took them and had them done i will ask him when he collects the car.


john

[Engineer1949]

customer now has the car back will post some pics of the finished article tomorrow night


john

[Engineer1949]

car gone now started fine will comment on performance when i get feedback


john

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[Engineer1949]

it drove perfectly well and i think the owner was going for a visit to joolz so no doubt more improvement but compared with my more usual approach i.e. combining it with an emerald it leaves a bit to be desired although once joolz has sorted it further i am sure it will be exellent the problem is the distributor is definatly the limiting factor.


john