Thread: 89 Rangie Project & pics

given my current position - I really can't... can you change said items with out having to take the head off??

also ... whats the by pass valve spring you speak of?

Lookin good...the bar looks great!!

Originally Posted by RaZz0R

given my current position - I really can't... can you change said items with out having to take the head off??

also ... whats the by pass valve spring you speak of?

Yep..... The oil pressure relief valve spring. It lives at lower RHS of timing case where the oil filter is. Has a large plug holding it in. The oil pump and this spring can be done with Timing cover on. The cam chain will need it off. Do it now as is a pain to do later. You will need to pull the Sump,dizzy and Crank pully. Get a new seal for TC if you don't have one. (Dizzy has to come out anyway to reprime oil pump when you pack it with petrolium gel and use a cordless drill with a spade down Dizzy hole to spin up the pump till gets hard to turn.)
Tony

mmm, well its seals & parts I dont have atm tbh. goal was to shave heads & slap her back together - just cleaning what I can...and have run out of cash for now.

I'll look at it tomorrow morning.

Water pump was fine in the end - no movement & bearings all ok - little bit of pitting but nothing major


Cleaned the timing case today funny enough :/





This is what the rockers looked like before I cleaned them today...






and after I cleaned...

Originally Posted by long stroke

Lookin good...the bar looks great!!

Thanks dude

That came from Tassie that one & I have to say I do love how it looks

maybe over the weekend I'll throw the stock tank back up just to clear more room - fit the rear bar & roof rack for something to do & to see how it all looks

All DONE!!!










ok maybe not lol still lots to go but couldn't help but sit the rocker covers on to see how its going to look

YAY! The heads are torqued down now

Hey Mike!! Thanks for the chat & the hints

So.. heads are down - rocker rails are down with all push rods in of course.

Tomorrow I'll use a set sealant for rocker covers & then its time to blast the water jackets & pump & cleaning up the EFI manifold. Not too far off now.







Oh.... BTW - big CHEAP plastic tubs from um.... Supercheap lol don't like diesel as it eats the plastic... hence the crap all over the floor :/

Looks good Razzor

Yes Diesel is very deceptive in what it can eat .... I use kerosene ... Be careful when you wash out the water jackets in the block .... as you don't want to push the crud up into the water jackets inside the clean heads

And remember to prelube the cam lobes with the TEFLON grease ... so you don't stuff the hydrolic lifters ... and make sure the lifters are preprimed with engine oil

All good

will do mate its a funny thing because I was going to use kero - but decided on diesel so it didn't strip all the oil out of the parts but will take extra care with the water jackets because your right - altho I think flow with anti corrosion is still required.

Gotta make sure the valley seal is down tight & the inlet & out ports are fully covered up as well.
Still lots on the list, but its more cleaning up engine bay, fixing some rust, spraying some body deadener, oh & pulling out the steering box, flush & pressure test rad & fig out how to bolt on the long range fuel tank I got.




Also just wanted to thank everyone that has given me info, hints & tips has really helped me alot in understanding what I am doing.

I am no mechanic, I am an IT geek by trade!! haha. tho I have had experience with 2 stroke engines I have never come close to doing this type of work on a car. Most I had done to a car before this was to change over wheel bearings, rotors, break pads, change oil & spark plugs.

So really - thank you again to all - esp Mr Mike

As I said to some people early on - when you do things like this your self, you love it more when its done - I have already called this engine my baby lol!! haha.