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Started stripping the engine bay down.
![]() Some interesting and quality repairs from the past involving tin foil, bathroom sealant and body filler. ![]() Slow going but making sure it's done right. ![]() Next up, engine came out. ![]() ![]() Whoops.. timing cover is loose / has no gasket! ![]() ![]() The gearbox on these is so compact! ![]() This engine will either be for spares, or I might fix and sell it. So I decided to strip it down to see what I have. Flywheel and RMS off. ![]() Timing cover, sump and oil pickup off. ![]() ![]() Mains and big ends out. ![]() Crank and 3 pistons retrieved. ![]() #4 does not want to come out! ![]() I've left it taking a bath in diesel / ATF on the underside. I will probably have to resort to fire, though. ![]() On the plus side : Bores look excellent. Mains and big end shells look like they have done hardly any miles at all. Pistons look great. If I can get #4 out, it may be as simple as a quick hone, new piston rings, possibly new shells, gaskets, a quick going over the head, then I have a spare usable engine. I still intend on using the twin carb spare engine I have for obvious reasons. |
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Minimum cost rebuild and keep would be my idea. 6” piece of 3x2 and a tap will reveal what you’ve got to work with. It won’t eat much mate!
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This is a fascinating thread: good words and pictures plus an interesting storyline.
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Nothing to lose now. Next step is to light a barbecue in the cylinder. |
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![]() https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264615794758 Freeze the piston from the con-rod side and let it shrink the piston out - or at least that's what you hope for! ![]()
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That's also a good idea.
I may as well start with the tools I have available, so I'll do a shallow 50:50 ATF and petrol mix with a rag wick, and light it. Seems to be the go-to solution for a lot of people, so fingers crossed. |
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![]() .......... or better still, a video! ![]() ![]()
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So , get the bores hot, turn the block over and quench the piston to cool it? Then over again and SMACK it? ![]() |
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