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Post by wolseley1800 on Feb 27, 2017 20:52:40 GMT
Well its up and running. Just needs a good tune-up. This will have to wait until it gets in the open. Short video Not bad for idle - still cold though |
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Post by Penguin45 on Feb 27, 2017 23:48:40 GMT
Well done, you two. Brilliant effort.
Does that pipe running round to the expansion bottle allow for the engine rocking? I mean, I know I'm just the bodywork guy, but I have seen these engines wobble about a bit...
And the other question for the engine Gods is what size is the thread for the head studs at the block end? I have a little issue I need to deal with which will probably involve a helicoil and a head gasket.
Chris.
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Post by wolseley1800 on Feb 28, 2017 22:01:30 GMT
Well done, you two. Brilliant effort. Does that pipe running round to the expansion bottle allow for the engine rocking? I mean, I know I'm just the bodywork guy, but I have seen these engines wobble about a bit... As you know the pipe is connected to the radiator one end and the expansion bottle on the other. Both these items are bolted to the same body so there will be no issueof rocking.  And the other question for the engine Gods is what size is the thread for the head studs at the block end? I have a little issue I need to deal with which will probably involve a helicoil and a head gasket. Chris. The threads into the engine casting tend to be coarse. This, I believe was a time and money saving exercise. All to do with the amount of load you can apply and the strength of the material. A fine thread in a material can create higher loads than a course thread in the same material so a 'weak' material will just strip the fine threads is over tightened. If you use a helicoil then you can use a fine thread if you wish, especially as the head nut should be torque loaded. If you did not torque it down then there is a great risk of over torquing. Hope this helps  |
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Post by wolseley1800 on Feb 28, 2017 22:07:00 GMT
Since Mr Penguin45 is so fond of sowing us all the carnage he does to other peoples pride and joy  I thought he might like to see what has happened to his bonnet.  Please note that the bluish/purple colour is rust converted. ind you, as it is such a nice colour may just leave it.  |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 1, 2017 0:04:51 GMT
The wife's favourite colour is purple. She buys things occasionally becausethey're purple. Not for function or purpose (Well, I am a bloke after all), but because of colour. That there Wolseley, when we first painted it and before it was all cut back and polished was really purple and she loved it. After Theo and I had sweated blood getting it all flatted down and polished, it was blue. MrsP kind of lost interest at that point.
Anyway, I want to buy a new head stud and need to helicoil the hole what it goes down, as the one there currently is just about to give at 50lb/ft. Any more and the Red Dog will go from a slightly moist head joint to a flood.
Chris.
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 1, 2017 0:11:06 GMT
Huh!!! I thought the radiator was bolted to the engine so the fan doesn't hit the cowling, Chris time to panic . I'm obviously missing something to do with rocking! David Does that pipe running round to the expansion bottle allow for the engine rocking? I mean, I know I'm just the bodywork guy, but I have seen these engines wobble about a bit... As you know the pipe is connected to the radiator one end and the expansion bottle on the other. Both these items are bolted to the same body so there will be no issueof rocking. |
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Post by wolseley1800 on Mar 1, 2017 8:09:05 GMT
Huh!!! I thought the radiator was bolted to the engine so the fan doesn't hit the cowling, Chris time to panic . I'm obviously missing something to do with rocking! David As you know the pipe is connected to the radiator one end and the expansion bottle on the other. Both these items are bolted to the same body so there will be no issueof rocking. Senior citizen moment, lots of other things on my mind.  At least it proves people do read these and not just look at it. All under control - honest. |
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Post by wolseley1800 on Mar 1, 2017 10:56:33 GMT
All sorted, Was sufficient movement available but have changed pipe just in case. Thanks for that Wolseley1800, better to be safe than sorry. Must proof read what I write before posting.  |
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Post by wolseley1800 on Mar 2, 2017 18:55:18 GMT
Latest on the bonnet. Just needs to dry fully before polishing.  Note, I am only dealing with the inside. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 2, 2017 19:24:09 GMT
Ooo - shiny.
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 4, 2017 21:12:23 GMT
Funny sort of day....... Snoopy picked me up this morning in his XK8 (lovely) and we zipped over to Lancashire full of hope. Have a cup of tea with Gordon, settle up and then off to Preston for a spot of Princess welding. I have to say that the engine bay looked splendid and the engine fired up straight away, sounding quiet and smooth. Went to pull it out of the barn. Couldn't get a gear. Investigations revealed the slave cylinder to be damp and looking up under the dashboard showed traces of hydraulic fluid on the bulkhead. Off with the slave and the master, strip down, clean, seals etc.   And refit.  This is a rare picture of me working on my own car. I am upside down under the dashboard refitting the clevis pin to the master cylinder. Bled it all off. Couldn't get a gear. Raise the front wheels off the ground. Can get gears. Clutch plate is stuck to flywheel. Try depressing the clutch and banging the brakes on in gear. Nope, not having it. Ultimately, this led to a sight I never thought I'd see with a 'Crab.  Yes, computer diagnostics. Actually, it's a tiny camera on a wire looking inside the clutch housing to see if we could work out what was going on. Nothing we tried worked. Sadly, there's nothing for it - we're going to have to take it out again and strip the clucth apart. So that's next Saturday sorted out for us.... It never even crossed my mind that when it was announced as ready, it wouldn't have been moved. I mean, if I'd stuck an engine in your car, I'd have been off round the block to try it out and see how it went. Maybe even for a mile or two! It's all good messy boys fun. Chris. |
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Post by wolseley1800 on Mar 4, 2017 23:01:56 GMT
Well understated Mr P.
Thinking positively, at least all should undo easily.
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 5, 2017 1:28:15 GMT
Do you recall the time when changing the clutch in situ was all the rage? It never worked well for me though. What a pain, or words to that effect. Chris, maybe your car just doesn't want to go home with you, after all you have been spending so much time on others David Well understated Mr P. Thinking positively, at least all should undo easily. |
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Post by tommydp on Mar 5, 2017 12:45:24 GMT
Sorry to hear about that, after all the work done.
I would, however, give it quite a lot of tries of freeing the clutch before taking the lump out again. It should free off eventually. I've had 3 1800s which stood for 20+ years, and they all freed off eventually. One was very hard, it wouldn't free up with the front raised. Eventually I took it on the road (little traffic...) it worked:-)
Give it another try! Good luck:-)
Tommy.
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I thought he might like to see what has happened to his bonnet.
