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Well that was an interesting two days! The block and crank were supposed to go yesterday, dad was going to take them while I was at tafe. He didn't, he wasn't sure if I wanted to leave all the bolts and studs in where they were :rolleyes:(I left them in so I knew where they went) but I said it's fin...

Got it! Thanks

Ok then, getting things sorted to go to the shop tomorrow, so far I've got on the list: Hone all cylinders Linish crank bearing journals All new piston rings All new main bearings All new big end bearings Parts (they may or may not be able to supply): Oil pump gasket Water pump gasket Front + rear o...

Certainly has been a bloody long trip since I was looking at an un-opened carb rebuild kit and worrying about that, if only I knew what I'd be doing weeks later :rolleyes: Certainly will keep at it, still thinking about what it will sound and drive like when it's done :) The block/crank etc is going...

Holy S#!^!

Why does he have so many never used?? That is insane, who would buy all of that anyway? A dealership just starting out?

Must weigh untold numbers of freighting kilos

No worries!

Is 13 inch the standard size? we've got 4 in the shed, not sure of tyres though, didn't know someone else was in flagstaff Hill!

*edit* tyres are good to go, not pumped up though.

Cam grind is tempting, I'll talk to dad and see if he can lend me some cash :rolleyes: As for crank linish, what is that exactly? do I really need it if the bearings and journals are in good nick? Or is it just the same as honing the bores for new rings and a necessary cost. Bennie I was going to do...

We haven't found the noise yet have we? Nope, another sticking point. I can't put it back together without finding the noise first. But I don't want to disassemble that cylinder head with the rest of the engine laying around in bits, there's just not enough room and things will get damaged/dirty :?...

Just went and measured all the bores properly. Took a piston ring off of a piston, oiled it up and put it in a bore, pushed it flat with a piston, then used that to get the bore gauge flat and level. Then squared off the stem of the gauge with the face of the block. All bores are 92mm +/- .02mm. At ...

. I feel physically sick after seeing that! Me too, it's the first time I've come away from the TV actually feeling sick in my stomach :( From hearing the news tonight, there's a ban on sending Aus cattle to 11 of the abotoirs in the footage, with talk of completely banning all trade of live cattle...

Well said guys. I have worked with cattle and it is easy to see those poor beasts were very distressed. The thing that really winds me up is this cruelty is done in the name of religous belief, how can those people think that their god would want them to treat one of his greations so discompasionat...

Hey thanks Ron, I'll keep that in mind. I might end up sending you a PM soon :rolleyes: I don't think these bores/pistons will be much oversize anyway, I did a quick (I mean quick) check last night with my new micrometer and extending bore gauges and it was something like 93.62mm, sound about right?...

I didn't watch all of it, just the last 15 minutes. All I can say is, I'm embarrassed to be associated with Australia at the moment. It was absolutely disgusting and just pure animal torture

Mate I would if I could, I just don't have the money Would be great to get all of that done and give it a bit more pep as well but right now I'm only trying to get it running again. Maybe in the future when my repair job breaks down and I need to pull it apart again hehe

I had trouble getting that front panel off my wagon, took me ages to find but there are some hidden screws somewhere. If only I could remember off the top of my head! Pretty sure there are two underneath at the bottom of the panel, maybe a couple behind the control knobs themselves? Wish I could rem...

That's right my mistake, should get a decent photo of the rearmost one tomorrow.

#3 http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/5074/dscf3873.jpg Valves/springs, #3 are the two on the right, intake is far right http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4321/dscf3876.jpg Camshaft, #3 is second from the gear http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8514/dscf3877n.jpg #3 lifters, a bit blurry. Intake is o...

That looks great for $200, but ACT is a bummer. How much does it cost to freight an engine?

littlwhiteute, ok then give me a minute

If a piston hits a valve, the valve will be bent, end of story. A vacuum test on the valves WILL reveal ANY bend, however slight, since the valves and seats would be been concentric to start with. A quick check of the valve stems with a straight edge is worthy, as is filling the ports with kerosene...