I don't remember reassembled engines pouring out this amount of smoke - thick and very blue! Looked like the shed was on fire and I'm glad the neighbours didn't call the CFA!steptoe wrote:the smoke is your generous assembly lube I hope
The amount of smoke it poured out had me thinking that the oil rings were completely shot. But after running it a good 15 minutes it was down to a minimum of smoke, still a bit blue at this stage too.
Well, it was valve gapping! I did the passenger's side by feel as I CBF'd using the gauges as I still wasn't 100% sure this engine would be a goer for the road worthy. After messing around with this it fired up without an issue - no noise on the side I did so I think they're still a little tight but at least it's running on all four pots.El_Freddo wrote:I'm hoping it's valve gapping!
There was a little bit of blue smoke, I was initially worried but let it run and it's cleared up - so a non smoker it is
Nah not really. I have messed around with it by ear once it was on all four again - I'll steal the timing light from dad's next weekend and give it a proper tune up. It's running pretty good in the little bit of a drive up and down the driveway I've had. Power steering makes an amazing difference in these vehicles!!steptoe wrote:timing in question ?
This arvo I've spent putting the interior back together. I worked out that the "electrical gremlins" I thought I had were just missing fuses I pinched for Ruby Scoo about 6 months ago
Very excited though. The list of things needed looks like this:
- water pump,
- ball joints
- rear diff seals replaced
- front right hand guard, in red, needs replacing with a straight one that's not got any holes in it. If I can't find one or it's too expensive I'll stick with the rusty white one I've got.
- brakes checked
- engine and gearbox mounts (found out through fleabay adverts they're the same for EA81 and EA82s - so I'll grab some from M&D's when I'm back with my stash)
- and work out why the second thermo fan doesn't switch on, even when the AC is in use it's not engaging. The fan checks out as working well.
Really looking forward to getting this on the road!
Cheers
Bennie