Head has been skimmed and I have adjusted the valves but I will check them again, with the cam shaft timing set in the photos the timing appears to line up . Could it be a different shaft off a diesel or different engine

Not been able to do any work until today due to working outside under a gazebo but been to windy causing the gazebo to try escaping down the street . Took the timing chain off and refined it all up but can not get it so the rockers have play in them . I was under the impressthat the camshaft...

I can get that sequence on no. 3 but on no. 1 so I am thinking the cam is out of time. It got windy and very cold so packed up for the day and I'm thinking a strip down to the cam shaft sprocket is the next move but due to work that can't start till next week. Thanks for your advice

Not tried easy start , one reason is I've got none and a bit worried if I used it the engine might rev too high upon first start . Thanks for all the advice

When no.1 is at tdc one valve is loose and one under pressure but when no.3 is at tdc rockers are loose so valves shut . Thinking this means the cam is 180 degrees out, or can I use no.3 cylinder to time it or do I need to reposition the cam

All back together last night bar the radiator over flow pipes and air filter housing but will not start , it will turn over and pop an odd time got fuel and a spark . Messed with the timing but no luck and wondered if I'd got timing 180 out so stopped leads round but no luck so will have another...

Within 10 minutes of starting again this morning it all lined up , result , just got to bolt radiator in place replace coolant pipes then the distributor back in and oil and water and hopefully it will run

In goes the engine an hour trying to line it up to gearbox with no luck so will have go tomorrow as its beer time now

Put a coat of paint on not the best paint it's very thin and does not cover very well so probably 3 coats will be needed . Hoping to get it back in landy this weekend if work and family don't get in the way lol

I think the sprocket can slide on a number of ways so needs to be lined up with the marks on the shaft then another marker lined up to a hole on the block . Some of the sections are a bit unclear in the haynes manual ( or at least they are to me lol ) and as I keep reading it over and over the...

Right size bearings arrived on Friday so got them put in today and all seems OK now , struggled with how the rear oil seal assembly went back together I was sure I'd put it in wrong so took it out and started again I think I got it right first time . Not sure if I've got the cam shaft timing...

Bugger , how the heck I did not notice this but the con rod bearings are +10 and I ordered + 20 so when I put them in the crank locked up . Let's get back on line and reorder lol

I realised last night that my timing kit had not been delivered so checked email to find its out of stock and a refund has been issued so I've been trying to get another with no luck all suppliers are out of stock, I can't even seem to buy all the bits separately. Now wondering do I buy as many...

Not checked it was something I keep meaning to do

Got head and block back today so made a start rebuilding it , cleaned block then put new pistons on con rods the put crank shaft in but couldn't get rear seal to sit and realised I got the top half mixed up with the bottom , then torqued the bearings and felt to turn good but seemed to have a...

Hopefully can pick block and head up tomorrow or Friday should have been today but its not ready so just tided the engine bay up a little while access is easy it then ended up with axle and steering rods getting a lick of paint so will have to do the rear now lol

Another question for you folks , timing chain and sprockets look OK to me and only a bit slight of wear on the pad the chain runs against . I'm assuming visual wear is gauged in the same way as cycle sprockets ? If so I recon all is OK to reuse

Thanks for that info

Not sure what the bearings were like after taking the block to the engineers I realised I had left them in , another part of the learning curve check and check again

I'm not the best with this online stuff but I intend to try and take photos and post them . Cheers