cossie engine rebuild !!!, UPDATE 2/7/05, engines out pmsl
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cossie engine rebuild !!!, UPDATE 2/7/05, engines out pmsl
this is my first time playing with a cossie engine so ya i ya notice stuff wrong then tell me
its started out as a car i bought, all running fine, then i decided to run it with no oil and then the problems started
it got a very very knocky engine
anyway i decided that the best thing to do was rebuild it when i had a chance
then the fooking thing started to play up, i tried to fond the proiblem then one day it didnt wanna start
so as i had the hump i decided to strip it to get it back
as ya can see i taken off the inlet manifold as thats the first part im working on
then i thought about another idea , maybe i got a electrical problem, how can i fault find that though
i know
rip the fooking loom out
thats the hole that thew loom comes out of incase any of ya wanna know
so with the inlet manifold out of the car, being a bit chilly oputside and the missus not home as she went shopping i had a idea
strip the inlet in the house before she gets home
its a bit oily but im gonna clean all that then decide what im gonna do with it
more very very soon
its started out as a car i bought, all running fine, then i decided to run it with no oil and then the problems started
it got a very very knocky engine
anyway i decided that the best thing to do was rebuild it when i had a chance
then the fooking thing started to play up, i tried to fond the proiblem then one day it didnt wanna start
so as i had the hump i decided to strip it to get it back
as ya can see i taken off the inlet manifold as thats the first part im working on
then i thought about another idea , maybe i got a electrical problem, how can i fault find that though
i know
rip the fooking loom out
thats the hole that thew loom comes out of incase any of ya wanna know
so with the inlet manifold out of the car, being a bit chilly oputside and the missus not home as she went shopping i had a idea
strip the inlet in the house before she gets home
its a bit oily but im gonna clean all that then decide what im gonna do with it
more very very soon
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Originally Posted by MR COSSIE 4X4
Oh god Ginge! What is your Mrs gonna say when she finds Cossie engine bits all over the house!!! lol
but prob gove me a ear bashing, shes asleep now so i can get the manifold/head ect out the bath now, im not allowed to clean car stuff in the dishwasher anymore though, the fooker grasses me up by getting all smelly
i still aijnt told her about me rebuilding the engine in the kitchen that i worked soo hard on last week making it all tidy and clean, cant think why i done that though
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well today i decided to remove the turbo , what a cooont of a job that was
thats how it started
inside the turbo looks like any other
after a right arse ache removing the bolts in the manifold i then discovered 7 of the 16 nuts where missing and what else ya notice,,,,,,,,
most of the studs have snapped but lucky no in the head , wonder how this happened ?????
well the turbo damper looks fooked , bit of wear and tear there
bit dirty in there, think i need to take all that burn crap out somehow
the manifold is off but my heay wrap for the zorst is fooked , ah well, another thing to buy on the list, only got it as this happened
who said carbon dont melt, it fooking stinks where it does too
turbos off to so only one thionk left to do now
stick me tools away
oh and i got a nioce delivery direct from germany today too
alot cheeper than 200 quid too
and a few more closer piccys of me ported head, well its ment to be anyway , looks the same to me
tommorow im gonna remove all me tanks and at some point i expect to actually remove the engine and then i can actually rebuild it
also piccys of the loom whe thats done aswell
ill keep ya posted
thats how it started
inside the turbo looks like any other
after a right arse ache removing the bolts in the manifold i then discovered 7 of the 16 nuts where missing and what else ya notice,,,,,,,,
most of the studs have snapped but lucky no in the head , wonder how this happened ?????
well the turbo damper looks fooked , bit of wear and tear there
bit dirty in there, think i need to take all that burn crap out somehow
the manifold is off but my heay wrap for the zorst is fooked , ah well, another thing to buy on the list, only got it as this happened
who said carbon dont melt, it fooking stinks where it does too
turbos off to so only one thionk left to do now
stick me tools away
oh and i got a nioce delivery direct from germany today too
alot cheeper than 200 quid too
and a few more closer piccys of me ported head, well its ment to be anyway , looks the same to me
tommorow im gonna remove all me tanks and at some point i expect to actually remove the engine and then i can actually rebuild it
also piccys of the loom whe thats done aswell
ill keep ya posted
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Good luck dude! soak them exhaust mani studs for a while while you do something else before you try and remove them as your going to be replacing them all anyway.
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as your going to be replacing them all anyway.
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Tell you what you are brave... I knw Im doing the same but I have access to the old mans full compliment of Snap-On tools .. So I count Myself VERY lucky.. otherwise I wouldnt be attempting it myself
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damo i got a mate whos a proper engineer , he makes tools when he cant find what he looking for
its really no different to a cvh and dont let my mobile tool box fool ya, theres others, not snapon but i got enough to build a engine,
remember apart from the head its a pinto and i also having rwd havew a advantage of not as much fooking about to get the engine out
ill have the bay totally stripped tommorow as today being the missus b.day i was panned from roadside rebuilds
oh and unless snapon do a selection of micrometers to match there verniers and a DTI gauge then i would run out and buy some , uts the measurung i was worried about tbh
its really no different to a cvh and dont let my mobile tool box fool ya, theres others, not snapon but i got enough to build a engine,
remember apart from the head its a pinto and i also having rwd havew a advantage of not as much fooking about to get the engine out
ill have the bay totally stripped tommorow as today being the missus b.day i was panned from roadside rebuilds
oh and unless snapon do a selection of micrometers to match there verniers and a DTI gauge then i would run out and buy some , uts the measurung i was worried about tbh
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Originally Posted by b19bal
damo i got a mate whos a proper engineer , he makes tools when he cant find what he looking for
its looks good mate. i would offer a hand, but it seams u r getting on well ur self.
im still laughing about the pic of the inlet on the kitchen bench!!!
say hi to nic for me. ha ha
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u talkin about me??
should post some pics of ya achivements, and there not a seized bolt ive rounded off ya aint got out yet either
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i bet loads of people on here have made the same stuff as me, and lots will of made better stuff.
your problem is that ur scared to use imperial tools sometimes.
if its a 13mm bolt thats tight always try the 1/2" first.
its only 0.3 mm small but that can make all the difference.
your problem is that ur scared to use imperial tools sometimes.
if its a 13mm bolt thats tight always try the 1/2" first.
its only 0.3 mm small but that can make all the difference.
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ok guys here a update , what have i done
we this is when i started today, thats whats in the bay
now i wondered what i could remove and still allow me to change my mind if i got scared
whats this i see
i start with the easy bit first
sorted ,
i wonder what the radiator has a cable tie in it , let me give it a little tug just to confirm
cable ties aint very strong btw
still not too bad
hang about how to i tell if the cam belt is tight enough
looks ok from here, let me check the tension and how its on the pulled
schnazbot , what have i done , it just came off in me hand honest, i never pulled it or undone a single bolt, honest
oh well, asnthe cam pully is off,,,,,,, i wonder !!!!!
oh theres oil in there so the lifters much be fine i think , let me just wipe away the oil just incase
i have really gotta lern to leave the spanners alone
what have i done, it ruined, ive taken the cams out now,,,,,,,,,, guess im really gonna have to rebuild it now , i better close the bonnet before the missus looks out the window, she thinks im changing the spark plugs
im worried now
anyone wanna buy a cossie jigsaw
we this is when i started today, thats whats in the bay
now i wondered what i could remove and still allow me to change my mind if i got scared
whats this i see
i start with the easy bit first
sorted ,
i wonder what the radiator has a cable tie in it , let me give it a little tug just to confirm
cable ties aint very strong btw
still not too bad
hang about how to i tell if the cam belt is tight enough
looks ok from here, let me check the tension and how its on the pulled
schnazbot , what have i done , it just came off in me hand honest, i never pulled it or undone a single bolt, honest
oh well, asnthe cam pully is off,,,,,,, i wonder !!!!!
oh theres oil in there so the lifters much be fine i think , let me just wipe away the oil just incase
i have really gotta lern to leave the spanners alone
what have i done, it ruined, ive taken the cams out now,,,,,,,,,, guess im really gonna have to rebuild it now , i better close the bonnet before the missus looks out the window, she thinks im changing the spark plugs
im worried now
anyone wanna buy a cossie jigsaw
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the head bolt spline tool I presume??
You wait till you need to get the oil pump off, had to hunt High and low in the old mans workshop but I found one BTW Dont even bother asking me what it is I cant remember though I do remember the size was "8"
You wait till you need to get the oil pump off, had to hunt High and low in the old mans workshop but I found one BTW Dont even bother asking me what it is I cant remember though I do remember the size was "8"
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Ginge, taking the head off is the most scary bit after all you've done so far. You read the book three times, then check it again cos you're not 100% sure... and all the time you worry if you're doing it right or not.
Make sure you have a decent breaker bar too or you won't get the head bolts off, mine's three foot long and required a half decent pull on it. Making sure the splines are nice and cosy in the head bolt is a good idea too... you don't want to smooth those bolts to the point where you have to drill them out
Looking good so far, good luck
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well heads off, i had to use my wheel brace to undo the fookers, shitting hell there in tight
i never took any piccys as theres a few interesting things i need to find out first
pistons have no det on it ( i dont know why but i was expecting 1 to be melted, sounds weird dont it ) the head im gonna have cheacked, the head gasket was not gone at all, infact i regret taking the fooking think off , wasnt a problem but i had to do it for the little ends
damo if ya replacing ya oil pump then pm me as ima gave me some of his topm secret info and ya might like hes "hint"
ill get the camera and take some piccys
i never took any piccys as theres a few interesting things i need to find out first
pistons have no det on it ( i dont know why but i was expecting 1 to be melted, sounds weird dont it ) the head im gonna have cheacked, the head gasket was not gone at all, infact i regret taking the fooking think off , wasnt a problem but i had to do it for the little ends
damo if ya replacing ya oil pump then pm me as ima gave me some of his topm secret info and ya might like hes "hint"
ill get the camera and take some piccys
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Originally Posted by Damo V
the head bolt spline tool I presume??
You wait till you need to get the oil pump off, had to hunt High and low in the old mans workshop but I found one BTW Dont even bother asking me what it is I cant remember though I do remember the size was "8"
You wait till you need to get the oil pump off, had to hunt High and low in the old mans workshop but I found one BTW Dont even bother asking me what it is I cant remember though I do remember the size was "8"
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Ginge, keep the old head bolts, they will be handy when putting the head back on.
cut the tops off two of them with a good hacksaw, cut a groove at the top and screw them at opposite corners of the block.
Then drop the head gasket on, and use them to guide the head onto the block.
Then fit all other headbolts (new) and use a screwdriver to unscrew and pull the guides out.
cut the tops off two of them with a good hacksaw, cut a groove at the top and screw them at opposite corners of the block.
Then drop the head gasket on, and use them to guide the head onto the block.
Then fit all other headbolts (new) and use a screwdriver to unscrew and pull the guides out.
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frog you been reading my notes
thats what i got wrote down
im gonna go out and get some piccys soon, just i been dentist and had a filling and now i got a fooking toothache , its from the filling too
thats what i got wrote down
im gonna go out and get some piccys soon, just i been dentist and had a filling and now i got a fooking toothache , its from the filling too
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ok things aint good now , the head even though never melted ect seems to be super skimmed
i soooooo should have left the head alone , didnt wanna see what i did
so im gonna see about getting the head face tig welded and then skimed for a new squish area
ah well, just means the rebuild is gona take longer
anyway heres the piccys
head bolts out
have a quick look at the head and what do i see, not looking good
i rub my eyes and have a closer look
i cry for a bit and then get brave and give the face a quick wipe
its fooked
closer look
its deffo deffo fooked
ah well, lets look at the block as the bores look fine and the pistons are being changed anyway so who cares if there fooked
quick wipe and guess what
there actually fooking fine, ok theres a tiny bit of valve kissing on the piston bit apart from that all is cool, there comming out anyway
well now all i need to do is take the block out and carry on
i soooooo should have left the head alone , didnt wanna see what i did
so im gonna see about getting the head face tig welded and then skimed for a new squish area
ah well, just means the rebuild is gona take longer
anyway heres the piccys
head bolts out
have a quick look at the head and what do i see, not looking good
i rub my eyes and have a closer look
i cry for a bit and then get brave and give the face a quick wipe
its fooked
closer look
its deffo deffo fooked
ah well, lets look at the block as the bores look fine and the pistons are being changed anyway so who cares if there fooked
quick wipe and guess what
there actually fooking fine, ok theres a tiny bit of valve kissing on the piston bit apart from that all is cool, there comming out anyway
well now all i need to do is take the block out and carry on