Castor

Castor

Trainee maniac
Hi chaps,

How can I identify whether my MOD rebuilt engine is 3 or 5 bearing without dismantling anything?


TIA
 
As far as I understand the blocks and cranks are interchangeable so the only way to be sure is to drop the sump which isn't a big deal.
 
blue beasty said:
isn't a big deal.
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Yes it is.
It takes me a good 5 minutes and a good deal of puffing and wheezing to get down to ground level and under the Landy. Then I inevitably have left the socket/spanner/screwdriver/widget just out of reach. Then the wife or the granddaughter will call with some issue that takes precedence....
It then takes me another 5 minutes and a good deal of puffing and wheezing to get out from under the Landy and up from ground level.
I then need a cup of tea and a fortifying bun.
 
Castor said:
Yes it is.
It takes me a good 5 minutes and a good deal of puffing and wheezing to get down to ground level and under the Landy. Then I inevitably have left the socket/spanner/screwdriver/widget just out of reach. Then the wife or the granddaughter will call with some issue that takes precedence....
It then takes me another 5 minutes and a good deal of puffing and wheezing to get out from under the Landy and up from ground level.
I then need a cup of tea and a fortifying bun.
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Get a gasket, filter and oil and drop it down to Nailsworth at the weekend and I'll do it while you sort out the buns :)
 
blue beasty said:
Get a gasket, filter and oil and drop it down to Nailsworth at the weekend and I'll do it while you sort out the buns :)
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lol - thanks - I wondered where you were....

It's nothing other than curiosity that drives the question so at the moment I shall politely decline - however should any of your bits drop off or leak as they are prone, then do let me know - tis all of ten minutes....


Castor
Glos. Chapter, Hells Landies.
 
Metric on the 5 bearing. Take out a sump bolt. Or are the rocker cover threads m8 or 5/16 unf. (that's a bit riskier as you can have an imperial head on a metric block.
 
SpringDon said:
Metric on the 5 bearing. Take out a sump bolt. Or are the rocker cover threads m8 or 5/16 unf. (that's a bit riskier as you can have an imperial head on a metric block.
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They are M8......

Thanks.

Learning slowly here......
 
Result! It's a 3 bearing.

Can anyone tell me why the rocker cover has:-

PRESERVED
ECO2-11-89


written on it?
 
Aha - it seems that ECO2 is a water dispersant/oil mix, and that it was sprayed inside and out with it in November 89.....
 
3 bearing has a smooth sided block going to the sump.
5 bearing has ribs cast into it to strengthen it. I think it might be the same block as the 2.5, looks similar anyway
 
samc88 said:
3 bearing has a smooth sided block going to the sump.
5 bearing has ribs cast into it to strengthen it. I think it might be the same block as the 2.5, looks similar anyway
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I am told that is the case, but I remain unconvinced for now.
 
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