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Home Page: Jim Williamson
Feilding, manawatu, New Zealand
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Once the engine was on its stand, off with the sump. Out with the pistons, and keep stripping.
We found:-
3 Broken rings
Worn bores
Pitted cam followers
Saggy cam chain
Pitted cam lobes
Worn Mains & big ends
Crankshaft in need of some TLC
At least the head looked OK !
I took some of the bits & pieces to our local engine machine shop for an expert view.
On opening the hatch of my car, from about 6 feet away, Graham's first comment was ‘You know that heads cracked eh?’ Couldn’t believe it. I'd looked all around the Valve seats, all looked OK.? He could see a crack down the front, outside of the head, where ‘they all crack’ Amazing what a little trade experience adds to the mix.
We found:-
3 Broken rings
Worn bores
Pitted cam followers
Saggy cam chain
Pitted cam lobes
Worn Mains & big ends
Crankshaft in need of some TLC
At least the head looked OK !
I took some of the bits & pieces to our local engine machine shop for an expert view.
On opening the hatch of my car, from about 6 feet away, Graham's first comment was ‘You know that heads cracked eh?’ Couldn’t believe it. I'd looked all around the Valve seats, all looked OK.? He could see a crack down the front, outside of the head, where ‘they all crack’ Amazing what a little trade experience adds to the mix.
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