A good ship is always referred to being female, she has a pronounced bow and a round ass.
First of all, congratulations Mark, finally arrived! What you describe nothing wrong with it, typically a car that has slept over a long time with no maintainance (brakes), you might need a new accumulator apart from the flush. Maybe some rotors when calipers are clean and go in and out.
Rough running can be vacuum leaks (dry O rings of fuelinjectors), gaskets, dirty steppermotor etc. Check all hoses of vacuum and LPG. Give it a general check up. Doesn't sound too bad at all! BTW is that the man to be hit with a baseball bat? :)
That's what I guessed Mark, life is about compromises. Took it for a ride about 30 kms on rural road so I could maintain revs between 1500 and 2000 rpm, no complaints! This was my first major overhaul, when it starts after first attempt (don't forget to put the fuelpumprelay back in) is a feeling of victory. The result is very satisfying, she runs sweet, no ticks,taps, cold nor warm. It took a while though before the heater gave sufficient heat, maybe airlocks in the rather bending LPG routing. The first 500 kms will be very gently and no over-revving. The rumbling from the diff has gone too with my replacement frontdiff, all I hear now is cupping from my tyres, I will swap them left to right.
The next job is knocking on the door already, when looking under the frontbumper I saw something covered in green: a rotted dryer.
Yes it has a new cam, cambearings, thrustplate and tappets, new mains and conrodbearings (standard), tophatted liners, pistonrings, oilpump, coreplugs, front and rearseals, driveplate. That's about it I believe. At install I've smeared the cam and lobes with the same red stuff as the bearings, just as initial protection.
Breaking in the cam (I've heard) is letting is run for half an hour at 2000 rpm, but only after all airlocks have gone and the temp stays at a steady 85ºC. Correct? I've had in the past when doing a headjob the initial start up was problematic when it comes to blowing air out, I stick to the manual for the first attempts.
What can I do more?
Tony.
It's running! After the initial 5 seconds rattle of the lifters it's running smooth as silk. Found a puddle of oil when I looked underneath, forgot to tighten the returnhose from the cooler (shame!). Now warming up- stop engine and allow to cool and repeat to get rid of the airlocks. No more pressure in the coolingsystem, hurray! Still lpg not connected yet, do that while cooling down.
Later this afternoon I will take her for a short spin and see what the replaced frontdiff does.
Is it, for being so patient with him, too much to ask to deliver it the last 300 mtr aswell?
Sorry to hear that Mark, especially being dependable on someone else and can't put any pressure on it.
Reading this reply just before calling it a day, so outside again to make the pic. Engine is just in, wrapped in cellophane as seen by Marty for the damp of the night.
It was a bugger to get the converterbolts in, laying comfy on my back in gravel. I had the sump already torqued so had to do the bolts through the inspection holes in the sump. Drop of locktite on it, put it in a 13 mm socket and with 2 extensions trying to turn them in. In a new flexplate that has exact drilled holes for the bolts. Bolt falls from socket in bellhousing or directly next to me in gravel. Go from under the car looking for bolt. Repeat previous steps, get a drop of locktitie on my glasses etc. But it is in!
Tomorrow I stay upright for the rest.
Orangebean wrote:
Why pay for 3 weeks tax that I haven't used?!
STOP PRESS- just had a text. Being delivered Saturday morning!!
Mine is now in it's 5th week on the driveway while fully taxed. But this afternoon- new engine in again!
Did you have it wrapped in a ribbon for Christmas? I understand you can't wait.
I've seen Marty replying to someone where he states that the the small lip that goes along both batteries might contact both, resulting in only 3 volts. He says put a small strip of insulating tape on the battery where the lip passes to avoid this.
On various places (forums) I've read many posts about HOATS and OATS. In the shop when buying stuff I cannot recognise which is what without knowing brands and the salesman just wants to sell coolant ready to use. I always buy good old anti freeze, the green stuff to mix 50/50 with water (purists say use demineralized water).
I had one too, with the Selec-Trac driveline. Technically not sophysticated but enough options like 2wd, 4wd parttime (blocked centrediff), 4wd fulltime and 4wd lo. Very sensitive for overheating (too small radiator).
And saggy rearleafs, with 3 people in the back it bounced on the bumpstops. Traded it in for the RR
Morat is that J**p a XJ by any chance? You always could swap the leafs onto your P38 :) (walking on eggs now with a risk of being banned here)
Yeah, regulations. If it was that simple. When crossing the continent there still are different connections, in Germany, Austria, France and Italy. (a globetrotter like you must know that Richard.) When going to the snow in Austria there is a fillingstation (Bregenz) just across the German border that has multiple LPG pumps, one of them has a sign 'Dutch adapter' with a queue of Dutch waiting. So when going on a holidaytrip this is the content of my cubbybox:
This is where mine sits, yes I need an adapter when filling. I was thinking about like Richard next to the trailersocket but I want to save that space for a second (13 pin) trailersocket.
As you say OB, leave it unlocked at access height and pull the timer relay, nothing will happen then. Even when you pull the negative terminal (in unlocked situation) there will be no prolem with BeCM when redo the terminal when you get home. When staying unattended overnight on the trailer, after removing the negative terminal lock the car manually with sillbuttons and key. Strap the car in accessheight by the strapeyes (and wheelstraps!) and you'll be fine. Pics please when you get home, the pics from the advert have been removed.
Success!
So that's a big congratulations then! (and peace of mind)
That is long term memory failing, with me it is short term.
When I'm busy with something and carry a tool, a part or whatever, something else comes to mind. Ah, that first and empty my hands. Five minutes later I cannot remember for the world where I left the thing I was busy with which is frustrating. That's age they tell me, I have to live with it.
Thank you for your honest reply, I value that and order genuine sprockets. (I see you are spending a lot of time as a gardener so thank you for your time)