Work in progress.
Should be updated soon……
Degreasing engine bits.
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Work in progress.
Should be updated soon……
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Prepping batch of parts for POR-15 paint.
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The latest batch of parts to be painted. Sadly not the last.
1 – Marine Clean applied by spray bottle. 2 – Jet blast Marine Clean off. 3 – After degreasing.
Forgot about the axle, so time to degrease that.
Nice picture showing the colour of the degreasant being blasted off, obviously works.
Drying after being degreased.
Time to pre-prime with Metal Ready. Again applied…
Removing crank shaft.
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To remove the crank shaft, the crank shaft clamps/bearing caps must be removed.
1 – Bearing cap bolts all loosened. 2 – Gently knock the cap free. 3 – The 5 bearing caps.
Now the crank shaft can simply be lifted up and out.
Now with the engine stripped… you have a very big, very heavy paperweight……
Removing cam shaft.
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With the timing chain, gears and cover all removed (see previous posts) removing the cam shaft is very simple. Just undo the thrust washer and it’ll slide out (carefully).
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Removing timing chain and gears.
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With the timing chain cover off, it is just a case of unbolting the camshaft gear…
… And pulling the gear and chain off.…
Removing pistons.
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First is to flip the engine upside down and remove the oil pump and pan.
Showing the crankshaft and piston connecting rod ends…
It may be needed to rotate the crankshaft until a piston connecting rod end in accessible and also in line with the piston.
1 – The piston rod bolts undone. 2 – The bearing cap gently knocked free. 3 – The bearing cap removed.…
Removing crank shaft pulley and timing chain cover.
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To remove the crankshaft pulley and timing chain cover…
To remove the pulley is simple. It’s held on by 6 bolts to the harmonic balancer. It may be necessary to slide something (screwdriver etc) through an access hole to stop the pulley from rotating.
Now to remove the harmonic balancer. A screwdriver through a hole will stop it from rotating. A large bar on the end of the…
Removing cylinder heads from block.
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First remove the valve covers.
Then the valley cover.
Now remove the rocker arm assemblies, these are held on by a nut. Now the push rod can be pulled out. Be sure to organise where eveything came from, so if need be it can go back in the same place. I used cardboard, polystyrene and bags and numbered everything.
Now the valve lifters can be removed by…