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Mini Rebuild...


Alex B

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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 :)

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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.

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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     smile.png

 

only on very hot day ;)  when vapour pressure is greater.

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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.

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Engine and box separated. Clutch and fly wheel removed.

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Empty bay, awaiting it's clean down on Friday morning.

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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

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Had a day off today so spent a little bit more time tinkering...

 

Washed the bay down.

And re zip tied all the wiring.

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Removed the solid cams

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Found a new engine...

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Removed 4brand and gear box off the new engine.

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Also managed to kill the nut gun I borrowed... OOPPPS

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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.

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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    smile.png

 

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.

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