AlanS1 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I wouldn't really call it a advantage. Out of 4 bolts he snapped 2. In reality cost me more time than if i did it all myself. He is very good at cleaning though. My bulkhead is now nearly spotless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Alex Nevloc in Coventry are good for cam belts and water pumps. Opie for oils but their filters are dear. Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin R Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I buy the oil filters off ebay in 10,s normally. They are OE filters and you get them at a reasonable price. I only use OE as i had a spurious make one come loose once after being tightened correctly. Luckily i spotted it before it ruined the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russelld Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Erm, what you broken now Russ? Nothing broken it's just slowly wearing out and developing more & more of a thirst for oil. So now it's rebuild time :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Not many photo's from tonight's work. However the engine is now out and waiting to have a few bits removed to put on the new engine. Big thanks to Jody and Alan for helping lift the engine out. An evening of cleaning the bay and stripping the old engine to look forward to today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fentuz Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Yes it is the pipe that goes up to the charcoal canister. Been cut and bodged together. Don't happen to have a spare do you? Alex, you can remove the charcoal canister (see manual XA section); it saves a couple of Kgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Alex, you can remove the charcoal canister (see manual XA section); it saves a couple of Kgs Cheers Bill We had a quick discussion about this last night but I wasn't sure if it was needed or not. Might as well remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin R Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Alex, do you want some proper slings to put it back in? Some people also say there is a smell of petrol with the canister removed? Let me know as i cant decided weather to remove mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fentuz Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Alex, do you want some proper slings to put it back in? Some people also say there is a smell of petrol with the canister removed? Let me know as i cant decided weather to remove mine only on very hot day when vapour pressure is greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Alex, do you want some proper slings to put it back in? Some people also say there is a smell of petrol with the canister removed? Let me know as i cant decided weather to remove mine I have a pair of slings however the engine was sumpless when I removed it. So we struggled with the getting the tension right. Also the hook on the crane is a little small. Ideally needed a D shackle, which I've now acquired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Engine and box separated. Clutch and fly wheel removed. Empty bay, awaiting it's clean down on Friday morning. Getting closer every night. Fridays jobs consist of washing the bay. Removing my solid cams ready to swap over. Get new engine to the garage, start swapping bits over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Had a day off today so spent a little bit more time tinkering... Washed the bay down. And re zip tied all the wiring. Removed the solid cams Found a new engine... Removed 4brand and gear box off the new engine. Also managed to kill the nut gun I borrowed... OOPPPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanS1 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 That does look like a very clean engine that you have managed to get hold of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 That does look like a very clean engine that you have managed to get hold of there. It's not far off spotless. Just cams + belts and my lightened fly wheel to swap over. The compare the two ap clutches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin R Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Alex, i have a machined down crank pulley if you want it. However if the assembly on the new engine was balanced as a whole you may be better off sticking with the old one. If it was you may upset the balance slightly changing the flywheel? Is the one on the new engine a standard flywheel? I also now have a load of replated bolts if they are any use? Dont forget do not throw anything away Edit, i would also consider a new release bearing. Paint the backstays and check lower left corner of the firewall behind the heatshield for corrosion whilst you are there. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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