Engine work

[marcher]

Not sure if these photo will be of need to anyone, but i have been working on my engine this week.
This is where i'm at

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This is all the tin wear. All complete, with 40 years of USA/UK crap all over them. So a gallon of degreaser went into a bucket and they came out a bit cleaner :shock: :shock:

jet washed, all clean.

The kadron filters where painted red :shock: :shock: so they had to be cleaned as well

Block degreased and jet washed.

Once i removed all the shi* of the block i could see a blue number on the top LHS :?: :?: :?: never seen one of these :?:

Heads and B&P off tomorrow and hopefully paint up the block

 

[K@rlos]

I love stripping and rebuilding engines, the best bit of my job :mrgreen: Would rather be doing it with aircooled motors than Cummins and Deutz diesels though

 

[marcher]

Heads and B&P's off today

I thought that the heads were going to need some work :shock: :shock:

But then i saw these

Cracked left and right head

Looks like new ones will have to be found :roll:

 

[young_dubya]

That sucks! Im hoping to be removing my heads tonight so im praying for no cracks. :roll:

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Sounds like a good excuse for some ported and polished heads to make the most of your carbs then?

 

[marcher]

Thats the plan m8, uncracked heads on there way. Then they will be ported and polished :lol: then carbs fitted

cant wait.

 

[marcher]

only just got my tin wear back. :evil: now the rebuild can start.

spent a couple of hours today..still lots more to do not doing to bad (i think) considering its my first major spannering job

 

[sparkywig]

Tinware looks good.

 

[jon264]

Always nice to fit clean and shiney bits. Block up the inlet ports though. And don't forget to measure your smile when your first rebuild starts up.

 

[marcher]

Small amount of work today :x :x :x spent must of the day trying to fix a broken exhaust stud :x :x :x
Fitted the Kadrons. I must say that i really like the "old school" look of them
Managed to get hold of a set of metal fuel line from a chap of VZI. He let me have them FOC and he didnt swear or curse :shock: :shock: :shock:

Hopefully will get the beast back and running tomorrow :lol: :lol:

 

[marcher]

IT RUNS cant believe it.

Turned it over a couple of time without the coil connected, then she fired up first time

Just got to put the rest of her back together and get her back on the deck.

To say that i'm happy is an under statement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (forgot my camera today will let you see the end product tomorrow)