Me neither. Nothing like that has come off, so I'll ignore them for now.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
in the bin
Champion, good to know.
Spent most of today cleaning stuff again, it's VERY time consuming.
Started on the block with the wire wheels again. Cleaned it down with brake cleaner a few times then, rather than paint it, I decided to Fertan it. There were a few little nook and crannies I couldn't get right in to so thought some rust treatment wouldn't harm, other that needing over night to work. Red paint on block tomorrow.
Carefully wire wheeled the head. And further degreased it.
Looks good in real life.
Cleaned down the injector and heater plug holes too.
Cleaned and polished the rocker cover.
That look better than in the picture too
Gave all the other casings a going over with a wire wheel, not too harshly though.
Cleaned things like the injector clamps and nuts.
Took the water pump off as have decided to get a new one. This one has no play what so ever, but is a little stiff to turn. Don't know if they are supposed to be?
Of course the gasket stuck to the main casing and was a swine to get off.
The Mrs picked up the Lucas assembly lube from Newcastle, but combined it with a trip to the airport to drop off one of our lads. This meant she's not long back so further head assembly will also wait until tomorrow.
Time for a Guinness!
Started on the block with the wire wheels again. Cleaned it down with brake cleaner a few times then, rather than paint it, I decided to Fertan it. There were a few little nook and crannies I couldn't get right in to so thought some rust treatment wouldn't harm, other that needing over night to work. Red paint on block tomorrow.
Carefully wire wheeled the head. And further degreased it.
Looks good in real life.
Cleaned down the injector and heater plug holes too.
Cleaned and polished the rocker cover.
That look better than in the picture too
Gave all the other casings a going over with a wire wheel, not too harshly though.
Cleaned things like the injector clamps and nuts.
Took the water pump off as have decided to get a new one. This one has no play what so ever, but is a little stiff to turn. Don't know if they are supposed to be?
Of course the gasket stuck to the main casing and was a swine to get off.
The Mrs picked up the Lucas assembly lube from Newcastle, but combined it with a trip to the airport to drop off one of our lads. This meant she's not long back so further head assembly will also wait until tomorrow.
Time for a Guinness!
It's a right pain but, as you say, it'll be worth it when it's lifted back in
It would be great to have a hot wash/degreaser, media blaster etc. Would narf speed things up and create a much better job. I can see why Aaron Morris talks about these things with the amount of rebuilds he does.
I bought a pack of ten and realised very quickly about the scratching. Any used on steel or cast don't get used on the alloy. New ones used regularly. Still got one or two left!
I use one of these folding safety scrappers.....got it from Homebase iirc....It's a right pain but, as you say, it'll be worth it when it's lifted back in
It would be great to have a hot wash/degreaser, media blaster etc. Would narf speed things up and create a much better job. I can see why Aaron Morris talks about these things with the amount of rebuilds he does.
I bought a pack of ten and realised very quickly about the scratching. Any used on steel or cast don't get used on the alloy. New ones used regularly. Still got one or two left!
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/kincrome-folding-safety-scraper-388471
Looks sturdier than my window scraperI use one of these folding safety scrappers.....got it from Homebase iirc....
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/kincrome-folding-safety-scraper-388471
IME, they are a bit.... but its the seal which makes them so, and it should be possible to feel the seal
eek grabbing hold of the shaft - for once I wasn't trying to find some innuendo - can often hear the seal too ( this is getting worse )tell you what, just fit a new one.... saves me trying to explain stuff in the weird way my brain "works"
Ha, ha it's exactly as you describe. It's probably still got a canny bit of life left in it. As far as I know it's been on for 180K, though! It's a metal blade one, I've read that a lot of the new ones have plastic blades.IME, they are a bit.... but its the seal which makes them so, and it should be possible to feel the seal
tell you what, just fit a new one.... saves me trying to explain stuff in the weird way my brain "works"
You could keep it as a spare if the new one lets its smoke out. Or if you get landed with a plastic POS - then just re-fit the old one and send the new one back.
Its probably got years of life left in it - I reckon the 300Tdi is about the best non electronic engine LR ever made...
Good idea, I'll keep it as an emergency spare.You could keep it as a spare if the new one lets its smoke out. Or if you get landed with a plastic POS - then just re-fit the old one and send the new one back.
Its probably got years of life left in it - I reckon the 300Tdi is about the best non electronic engine LR ever made...
Yeah, mine was a good engine until it went pop
The injector fault causing the piston top to melt is down to me. Should have had the injectors serviced No idea why the rings snapped in No1 Just very unlucky I guess.
Started the head assembly.
Cleaned the springs and bits and bobs
Cleaned the valves, one at a time and lubed them.
Lubed the seals and pushed them on, forgot the spring seats first time around
Lubed spring tops and bottoms, cotters and got them fitted.
Chucking it down with rain now
Washed the engine down first thing to get the Firtan residue off
Hopefully paint it this afternoon.
Cleaned the springs and bits and bobs
Cleaned the valves, one at a time and lubed them.
Lubed the seals and pushed them on, forgot the spring seats first time around
Lubed spring tops and bottoms, cotters and got them fitted.
Chucking it down with rain now
Washed the engine down first thing to get the Firtan residue off
Hopefully paint it this afternoon.
raywin
Well-Known Member
This is where compressed air comes in handy you can dry the surface in minutes, but I expect you don't need any more expense.
Put the paint somewhere warm until you use it, goes on better.
Weather is drizzly rain here but brightening up a bit, Yorkshire and Warwickshire have just gone off when Yorkshire were right into their ribs,
Put the paint somewhere warm until you use it, goes on better.
Weather is drizzly rain here but brightening up a bit, Yorkshire and Warwickshire have just gone off when Yorkshire were right into their ribs,
I've got a compressor, will be blasting out all the oil and water ways. Never thought of using it to dry it off
