Well bits and pieces have happened over the last couple of months I have bought a rebuild kit from Isuzu. This was under the $1,300 mark and included a complete lot of replacement parts to rebuild the motor. Quiet good value, I thought seeing recently the engine rebuilder ground the crank 0.25 undersize. A real bummer was these kit come with standard bearings and Isuzu charge $600 for a set of mains and big ends. It surprises me how much variance OEM parts can be, I mean a complete kit with new pistons, sleeves, gudgeon pins, gaskets and more at only twice the cost to replace the bearing caps, it seems a bit rediculous. Anyway the moral to this saga was keep the crank std and buy a complete rebuild kit from Isuzu its far cheaper if you want genuine.
Also had Sheldon sent me down a 4BE1 flywheel with my converted Isuzu gearbox[IMG]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...BD14BE1001.jpg[/IMG] but when I went to get the turbo pressure plate it was too small for the flywheel. So have bought a new Flywheel. Damn but thats what happens some times with these things, anyway whats a few trials and tribulations with a rebuild. Here are some comparitive photos of the 4BD1 T and 4BE1 flywheel pressure plate and clutch setup.
[IMG]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...BD14BE1002.jpg[/IMG]
The 2 photos show the 4BD1 flywheel c.f 4BE1 one. The ring gear is the same diameter but the flywheel face on the 4BE1 is recessed from the outer edge unlike the 4BD1 as seen in the photo below.
[IMG]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...BD14BE1003.jpg[/IMG]
The pressure plate on the 4BD1 is quiet a bit larger and
[IMG]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...BD14BE1005.jpg[/IMG]
pressure plate. [IMG]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...BD14BE1004.jpg[/IMG]
Mind you the difference maybe due to the motor I am rebulding being a 1990 model one as opposed to an earlier version.
Last week also picked up a set of reconditioned connecting rods from the US these having resized big ends, I got them because the motor had a spun bearing that had resulted in the crank damage and hence the grinding needed to be done. With the exchange rate being what it is presently these worked out at $52 ea including postage and delivery.[IMG]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...BD14BE1007.jpg[/IMG] I though this was good value and showed them to an engine rebuilder here and he thought they were very well done and very reasonably priced.
Regards
Garry
