31-08-2017, 09:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 31-08-2017, 09:11 AM by Mark McKibbin.)
The special I am restoring is one of those purchases that in hind sight should have been avoided at all costs, but the up side is that as everything was knackered, it's has been educational. I have just removed the head and the sump assuming it would be like the rest of the car and was surprised to find the it looks like the engine had been reconditioned as the pistons are 60 thou. OS and there is very little carbon build up in the head and no lip in the bores.
I have attached a photo of one of the big ends (with dodgy split pin work) and it looks like there is some brass shim between the caps so I assume when it was assembled there was not enough clearance?
Also the big end bolts seem to be a mixed lot although the small end bolts look new and have tab washers.
When I bought the car the engine ran and sounded OK in the couple of hundred yards that I drove it.
As the head and sump is off what would you do?
I have attached a photo of one of the big ends (with dodgy split pin work) and it looks like there is some brass shim between the caps so I assume when it was assembled there was not enough clearance?
Also the big end bolts seem to be a mixed lot although the small end bolts look new and have tab washers.
When I bought the car the engine ran and sounded OK in the couple of hundred yards that I drove it.
As the head and sump is off what would you do?
Cheers
Mark
Mark