iansoutham Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Update time, it looks like my luck is even better than I thought............. Water pump that was originally seized is now moving again, and able to pump water Timing chain appears to be as new, certainly with no disclocation or distortion The starter motor bendix has had it though. It is almost ready to disintegrate. Either a replacement will be required, or it may be possible to silver-solder it back to a usable condition Lucky the engine was not able to be started, just check the amount of gunk in the sump Crank is underground by 20 thou according to the shells Flywheel is good, but unfortunately the ring gear needs to be changed as it has an incorrect number of teeth for the starter motor bendix. It is close, but then lined up, there is a small discrepancy, hence the damage to the bendix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Clutch is as new Valves are all in very good condition, a bit of carbon build-up but nothing else Valve springs are like new. Not even any carbon marks from being in oil Pistons are as new. They even have the bedding-in marks on them still. What is even better is that they are 4-ring ones, not the 3-ring ones. Conrods look the same Inside the almost bare block Only bit I am having trouble removing at this stage is the locating peg which holds the oil pump drive to the camshaft. This needs removing to remove the cam. It appears to be stuck in place. Most likely will be a bit of light oxy-acetalene to assist removal Bear in mind that all the bits above have been photographed EXACTLY as they have come out the engine, no cleanup at all. IT is staggering how good the condition is. Next is to face the block, hone the bores, remove 1mm (60 thou) from the cylinder head and start to reassemble once the block and head are painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 wow, the parts are looking very clean, thats great news! gunk in the sump looks mank though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Lovin this, keep the pic's coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Well the cylinder head is in the motor ready to go for blasting and machining tomorrow, so I should get that back in due course. The engine block itself should be getting "faced" this coming week and then, once the bores have been honed, that will be getting painted up. Some odd bits will need to be ordered in the meantime, but they will be mainly external pieces so will not hold up the main assembly too much. All the gaskets have been sorted out and the inlet ports are going to be expanded out to the size of the 100e manifold gasket to allow better airflow and tapered accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shaun Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 engine in great condition and good news about water pump....How many miles on the clock cos the clutch don't look to bad at all Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 engine in great condition and good news about water pump....How many miles on the clock cos the clutch don't look to bad at all Keep up the good work 44k on the clock. The true test of the water pump will be when it has to work, and it had better work or else. No more updates @ the minute due to other things going on but am hoping to get some more done posibly next week once I order a modified oil pump kit and a couple of other little odds and sods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony.rose Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Its incredible something that old is in such good condition; well done keep it coming!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Some more new parts..... Some radiator hoses, flywheel ring gear and the parts for an uprated oil pump Nice thick hose should last for a couple of years And just to make sure And some parts back from refurbishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Get a grip Ian - More pic's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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