is there a restoration section on this forum that covers full engine rebuilds?

been thinking of buying a cossy and want to carry out the rebuild myself, never taken a cossy engine apart before, is it a specialist job that only certain engine builders can do, or can the average mechanic cover most tasks?

some help and recommendation would be appreciated

 

depends on what you know about engines
if you have rebuilt an engine before then cannot see why not

 

thanks, so anyone got links to a staged photo rebuild

 

well looking at all the other threads you have started it doesnt look like you know enough to build an engine that will be RELIABLE....

 

Nice put down Butch..

 

i didnt say i was definitely going to carry out the job myself as im not sure i can hence why i was asking for help on the subject, maybe you could put some helpful information up other than try to take the piss

 

That's right, you fucking tell em mate..

 

need to be one of the 'in crowd' to get a sensible answer to a perfectly good question mate

 

unfortunately that seems the way

some people are very helpful and put useful replies, others just see things as a joke because they may they know more than the person asking for help

 

didnt really mean it in a bad way, only trying to say if you have something useful to say, then say it, if not then just dont bother

thanks anyway

 

if i waa going to then the first thing id be buying the cosworth workshop manual

this will tell you everything you need to know, fromstrip and rebuild to take out and fit

gives you all the toque settings, tolerences etc aswell

even tells you have to strip the gearboxes and rebuild them,almost everything in there to give a cossie a good overhaul



and if your still not confident at doing it after reading the manual then just do what i did and let someone else build the engine

 

matt4 - if you want to pm me i'll help all i can - ive rebuilt 4 yb engines as well as various others and will help all i can. i'd recommend you get a book in the speed pro series which covers most stuff about the pinto engine and other than that its pretty standard stuff. i guess the key issues with a yb are what level of tune you are aiming for but even then the upgrade path is pretty well established.

 

Where can i get a Cosworth workshop Manual from?? i'd like one of these..

 

im sure i have this, send me your email and i will pass it on
it is in PDF format which i dont have the reader for so i havent looked at it yet, but i will send it to you anyway as you may have the adobe reader thing

 

Thanks Matt...

 

if you can get hold of a photocopier ill lend you mine to copy

is a very big book though

i got mine from pj motorsport a few years ago around Ł65 i think

 

no problem

 

got mine years ago from amber performance they had them out on racking for Ł40. they must still be out there somewhere

 

u can buy them off ebay CD rom version

Or 4 the real thing try burton power
https://www.burtonpower.com/product_...0shop%20manual