Head refurbished, broke the thermostat (was Bugger...)
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Head refurbished, broke the thermostat (was Bugger...)
ok, finally got round to having the head refurbished and the guys couldn't find anything major wrong with the rebuild I did - valve seats needed a bit more polish and they changed the guide seals again. So I put it together again today after a visit to repco (I was in a hurry) for a thermostat and gasket. They gave me the ones for a 1600. I never really checked, keen to get the 5 on the road. Tightening down the housing I hear a sickening snap, yes the housing had cracked the gasket was oversize, including the internal bore, which meant the thermostat was sitting slightly proud of its usual position, as I tightened the housing it caught the side of the thermostat, not noticing as I tightened it up
So the good news is, John Andrew can get them, the bad news is they are ex-Japan, 14 days minimum I repaired the old one temporarily with plastic metal, which meant I could crank the engine. Started first time with no smoke so far. I'll have another shot at repairing it over the weekend, I can't wait ANOTHER day to have my 5 back on the road!
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So the good news is, John Andrew can get them, the bad news is they are ex-Japan, 14 days minimum I repaired the old one temporarily with plastic metal, which meant I could crank the engine. Started first time with no smoke so far. I'll have another shot at repairing it over the weekend, I can't wait ANOTHER day to have my 5 back on the road!
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Head rebuild
Damn - comiserations.
With the head refurb, what did you tackle yourself & which bits did you get others to do ? What prompted the work in the first place ?
Regards,
With the head refurb, what did you tackle yourself & which bits did you get others to do ? What prompted the work in the first place ?
Regards,
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Re: Head rebuild
It started to smoke when warm I'm hoping it was the valve guide seals and not piston rings, I refurbished the head myself the first time, changed the guide seals and cleaned up the valves and reseated them. It lasted 3 or 4 days before it started smoking again. Changing those seals is a complete PITA so I got an engineering company to do it this time. They've fitted slightly smaller seals than last time and they think that one of the seals may have popped off (they've roughed up the area where they seat so hopefully the new ones will stay seated).GEEMCB wrote:Damn - comiserations.
With the head refurb, what did you tackle yourself & which bits did you get others to do ? What prompted the work in the first place ?
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