Thread: Here we go

Finally got the engine o the stand ready for the strip. Plan to start tomorrow. There are two different colours, one light one dark green, if I was a knowledgable man what would this tell me?

That the head has been off sometime in the past and may have been replaced/reconditioned??? Maybe the engine has been worked on/rebuilt/reconditioned?? Who knows...lol??? Pull it apart and go over it check it over you might have a real gem there????


Cheers Rod

I was guessing that the block had had some work done on it in the past, but they went to the trouble of fitting the expansion plugs after painting but not to the trouble of painting it the same colour as the rest of the engine????

Finally got a good chunk of time to work on the engine today and had the added help from my dad.
Got the head off and found that all four had a lot of carbod deposit on them. Poured petrol into each, three were great but the fourth leaked slowly so something to soprt out there.
Took the timing chain and gears off and had a good look, they seemed almost new, the same with the oil pump. The cilinders have no ridges or grooves just a little carbon at the top.




What d I do now? It seemes clear that the enging had some major work done on it recently in therms of km, should I continue stripping or leave it and put her back togeather?


The second question is that I assume that the eight smaller holes along the side of the cilinders should have something in them. They are currently empty, what should be in there?


Cheers
Steve

Originally Posted by Steve in Cairns

...should I continue stripping or leave it and put her back togeather?

The second question is that I assume that the eight smaller holes along the side of the cilinders should have something in them. They are currently empty, what should be in there?

Cheers
Steve

It looks as if the cam-followers have been taken out for some reason, all eight of them!

Strip the entire engine and see what else is wrong; it may only need a gasket set and some new followers, given your description of the rest of the engine,

Cheers Charlie

If you carefully scrape the carbon deposits off the top of the pistons there may be some writing stamped in the top of them. this will denote that the motor may have been bored and oversize pistons etc fitted. if no stamped lettering then it may still be standard bore. The 8 smaller holes have roller cam followers inside of them secured by a bolt through the same side of the block. The bolts are there to secure the cam followers and to stop them rotating as they are fitted with rollers on the bottom that stay in contact with the camshaft. you need to remove the cam follower bolts and followers before you remove the camshaft if you're going down that track. Petrol leaking past the piston rings is no big drama unless it disappears really quickly. Buy yourself an original land rover workshop manual parts 1 & 2 for series 2 2a. They are available from time to time on ebay. Its better than the Haynes manual. Hope this helps.

Cheers Rod

Originally Posted by 67hardtop

........ Buy yourself an original land rover workshop manual parts 1 & 2 for series 2 2a. They are available from time to time on ebay. Its better than the Haynes manual. Hope this helps.

Cheers Rod

Also you will find the parts book very useful, not even primarily for the part numbers - the parts book has a lot more pictures, and shows how things go together (although some pictures do not change when the assembly has changed).

Unless I am mistaken, both books are on the AULRO 'Rave' CDs, available from "Shop" at the top of this page. Quicker than waiting for one to turn up on ebay, and helps AULRO.

John

John

Thanks for the advice guys. I have decided that as I have gone so far with the strip I may as we'll finish the job properly. Cam followers and a thermostat, also missing, have been ordered from the guy in town, Fingers crossed I don't balls things up.

Cheers
Steve.