ditchman Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 these are the stones (new ones) that i used........cleaned the bores up with the fine stones as i didnt want to take much off...then cross honed each bore for 5 seconds with the medium stones....the engine will smoke like a pig for the first 4 or 5 miles then the rings will bed themselves in and all the smoke will dissapear and it will burn nice and clean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 what we have here is the block cross honed ...on one of the pics you can see the honing marks "cross" each other....i also emery clothed with a flat block the surface of the block to get rid of the glaze and dirt/grime so the gasket has something to "bite" into when the head is torqued down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 next thing to do is to start thinking about putting the crankshaft in ...pistons and flywheel....had a few mins so i took the flywheel and old clutch off the doner engine..............clutch is past its best..(got a new one)...but i wanted to see what the face of the flywheel was like...they can be quite bad where they have heated up and become surface cracked...but under all the muck an' rust she's a gooden.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 i have been using a "deadly" hight speed wire brush on this and it has done the job.........second pic is the stuffed clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 these pics show the flywheel housing..(where the starter is bolted into).....and the "toe bearing/bush) which sits in the end of the crankshaft and centrilses the shaft coming out of the gearbox and thro the clutch...............bush will be replaced and the spider !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 "toe bearing/bush". Never heard them called that before, spigot shaft bush, 1st motion shaft bush etc. Must be a local thing maybe ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 "toe bearing/bush". Never heard them called that before, spigot shaft bush, 1st motion shaft bush etc. Must be a local thing maybe ?? not local...........as you say spigot.............always known it as toe.........................tomatoes tomatoes...............lets call the whole thing off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 not local...........as you say spigot.............always known it as toe.........................tomatoes tomatoes...............lets call the whole thing off.... first time i come across it was when i was removing a gearbox from a volvo 145 DL estate and i needed a new bush....went to Volvo and they said it wasnt a bush it was a "toe bearing".....maybe if it is a bearing it is Toe and a bush spigot .......dunt know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Nor me Always known it as spigot bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 now we have a perfectly usable flywheel...............view front and back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 thought i would add this pic as it shows a strange "nock or keyway" cut into the flywheel............it is "timing lock"..............when you time the engine...you generally start off by "locking" the engine into a postion called Top Dead Centre....TDC.....to do this you screw in a bolt which has a spring loaded plunger...into the flywheel casing...gently turn the engine until it SNAPS into this keyway....then the engine is at TDC....piston #1 is at its greatest height before it starts to descend....then you work out the relevant postions for all the other cogwheels...according to the specs of the engine........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 got the flywheel housing off now...so im getting close to removing the crank on the doner engine.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 i will put this with the rest of the cleaned casings ready to start fudging thro my gasket and seal rebuild packs......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Keep up the good work. I am enjoying reading this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Keep up the good work. I am enjoying reading this. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Good stuff Mate, great for the budding Land Rover engine builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Good stuff Mate, great for the budding Land Rover engine builders. what i will do is when i have a bit of time ...i will lay out all the tools i have used to do this....and it will give "budding" hobby mechanics the confidence that they dont need thousands of pounds worth of tools...to strip down and mantain a "pre-computor" fitted engine things were a lot simpler in those days............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 It is a great thread Ditchman, almost gives me a hankering to dig out the spanners and find a project, but on reflection it is much better watching your exploits The last engine I rebuilt was a VW flat 4, so very different from the big Landy lump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 ideal engine to cut your teeth on................you dont need to be jeff capes to lift it about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Actually not so different, it still goes suck, squeeze, bang, blow Slightly different shape though I will admit, and the Landy engine will be just a tad heavier to move around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Actually not so different, it still goes suck, squeeze, bang, blow Slightly different shape though I will admit, and the Landy engine will be just a tad heavier to move around just a tad heavier ... ......i think this one weighs 657 lbs when fully dressed................how much do you rekon a VW flat 4 would weigh..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 just a tad heavier ... ......i think this one weighs 657 lbs when fully dressed................how much do you rekon a VW flat 4 would weigh..?? About the same as a bag of sugar Whereas the landy lump weighs the same as the truck that delivered said bag of sugar :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 The Landy's still light compared to the old Cummins engines we used to swing about. Our driver took one in the back of a Renault Traffic back to Cummins, and got done for being over weight ! Cummins 250 if I remember correctly, the 14 ltr model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) rubbish ...if you can build a shed like wot you showed us ....you could play with one of these...this engine is well within everybodies caperbilities...to take apart and put together and make it go..................... You do yourself a disservice ditchman. You are a clever man when it comes to engines! It's a cracking refreshing thread! And while I'm here, you lost me with, "matching journal caps". What are they, and what's there purpose? Edited October 16, 2015 by jam1e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 You do yourself a disservice ditchman. You are a clever man when it comes to engines! Agreed. There are some technical terms used in this thread which are new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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