Nearly back together again!!





BUT..
Engineers just rang about the cylinder head,
everything perfect. except 2 slightly bent Exhaust valves

£40 EACH valve from everywhere!!!!

car always went well..
so it should go Really good when its run in again!!

 

yeah getting close mate

 

Not long to go m8.

 

the exhaust valves must of only been very very slightly bent.
not quite seating properly or something

as i didnt notice it with the head off. and the car didnt mis-fire or anything
like that..
odd. but i guess it will all be good as new when its done!!

things done aareeee
(top down lol)

cam bearings
stem seals
valve guides
2 new valves
Grp A H/Gasket
4 new 0.5mm mhale pistons
new little ends
new water pump
cam belt and tensioner
engine mounts
bottom end bearings
crank polish (in perfect condition )
new cosworth oil pump
oil pump drive
AP clutch
every gasket and seal in the engine replaced

block refaced (3 thou)
head refaced (3 thou)
Flywheel re-faced

everything (engine block, spray bar etc)
chemically cleaned/de-greased


everything else shot blasted to clean it
Diff casing
sump
engine mounting arms

new oil pressure gauge
new oil temp gauge



And its only been off the road a month itching to get it back and
run it in!!

 

It is well worth it in the end mate

 

yeah, only realising now that the sun is begninning to show,
how much i enjoy having it!

love it when its looking all shiney and mint,
not even having to go quick but just driving about in it,

i guess cos its just something not quite every-day
to have.

 

What kind of £££ are you looking at for all that work??

 

dont ask that lol


ummm.

err i dunno i didnt like to count or add up really.

ive been gathering the parts for a while (6 months)

i guess 2-3 grand for a rebuild like this?
give or take lol

depends on what sort of parts you go for on your rebuild mate to be honest

 

got the head back!



soo i spent an hour or two doin this!




I HATE doing head bolts up!! Especially checking that they are all done to
110 NM... horrid feeling thinking they are gonna rip the fookin threads out

 

one more

 

110NM

Thats way to much m8

My Cosworth manual says stage 1 25NM,stage 2 50NM,stage 3 170 to 180 degrees

 

the ford manual says

50NM
then 180 degrees
then

'check for 110 NM'

so after the 180 degrees bit they are very close to it anyway?
mine were

 

Could have changed there wording between manuals,mines a 2wd Cosworth manual

 

Just looked in my 4x4 Cosworth workshop manual,says same as I posted before
Found the page you were lookin at,page I looked at is 21-8,wierd they list two different sequences
Then again it is Ford

 

strange isnt it??

Alrthough,, the Early 2wd head bolts were different wernt they,
so perhaps there is a different sequence for that???


Although the way i did it deffo was for the 90 spec 200 block engine, as
you can see at the bottom of the page...
strange! but If you left them all at 180 degrees, thats no
guarantee that they are all the same tightness? as some differences in metal??

so making them all to 110 NM is to ensure even torque??


as a side note, i looked Also in a normal sierra manual, and they say
to do the 2ltr pinto head bolts to 115NM!!!

 

alwayus was a mint car looks good mate

 

thanks Grant! (your name is Grant isnt it )

 

yep it is