Well it's been a couple of weeks since I last posted, busy as usual and getting worse with the run upto christmas with all the jobs need finishing before then..
So with the gearbox done it's time to move onto the next little project, that being the engine.
Now I wasn't really sure how far to go with this, and took some deliberation to get to where I am now.
So what I decided to do was all the gaskets, seals, timing belt and aux belts to begin with, and ordered the following to be getting on with,
Bearmach/allmakes gaskets with a few oddball elrings thrown in the mix.
Corteco for seals.
Elring head gasket.
Dayco timing belt/ina tensioner and dayco pas/alt belts.
Corteco valve stem seals.
List will probably escalate as I go through it and already has, but will deal with that if/when it comes to it.
So I set to it this morning starting to strip the engine.
Pulled the manifolds off.
Timing case, injection pump, flywheel housing and all the rest of the gubbins!
I had thought long and hard about pulling the head anyway, and when I removed the rocker cover all looked very clean, but seen as I'd already bought a new gasket I decided to anyway.
Head looked very clean, possibly not long been done before me.
The block then had a thorough de-grease and clean, ready for a bit of paint.
It's, erm... a little bright
Tomorrow I will remove the sump, clean/paint and remove the ladder frame for a good scrub. Will also be pulling the shells whilst I'm in their to check condition and for wear.
Who knows I might be doing them and a set of rings yet, it was contemplated for a long time and the costs aren't exactly high in the grand scheme of things.
What else have I found out, well the rear crank oil seal is leaking, my general thoughts are if it's not leaking leave them be, but it is so it will be changed. So I am going to order a genuine lr one.
Other than that everything seems good, bores appear to be good with no wear ridge and hone marks still visible.
Maybe the owner was telling the truth about this part (unlike the rest) but that's why I at least wanted to strip it a little I wouldn't trust anything he said after a couple of things I've found.