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Finally finished on Friday & engine is running lovely !!! (Y) Now starts much better, nice & easy at 1st attempt, fantastic. Woo woo. 1) It was all going to plan on Wednesday early afternoon, just cleaning things up ready to fit Cylinder Head, when stupidly I decided to remove the old...

I was in a car breakers & saw where this rubber strip is fitted. It's fitted around top of Timing Cover. Before couldn't see how it is fitted as it is very close to Rocker Cover. I guess if you fit it into groove at top of Timing Cover, then refit Rocker Cover & at same time with screw...

1) Should the inside of the Rocker Cover have a rubber seal along edge of different metal sections ?? When I was cleaning it I pulled off some long straggly bits of rubber, at first assumed they were part of gasket. Then realised there seemed to be a rubbery seal along edge of different...

It's an Automatic !!! (Y) That's lucky, one less problem to find at the last minute.

We're almost there !!!!!! Maybe even try to fire it up tomorrow, if the council man with his tow truck hasn't turned up before to try to remove it. He's visited me twice this week, that's keen. Today I fitted exhaust manifold & downpipe, reconnected heater hoses, freed that wheel...

It worked, hooray !!! (Y) I went to garage around the corner, he said same as you, use hammer on front of drum, into the wheel. I wacked it around the drum, then into the drum a few times & it was magically freed. I didn't think it would work because the drum did turn a fraction before...

You mean with wheel on ?? I was hitting the drum hard with hammer with block of wood in between. Hitting into drum & also in circular motion on wheel nut studs. The other drum freed up with a few goes like this, this one isn't doing the same. Haynes manual says there is hole on back...

I've hit it with hammer & block of wood as well. The rubber mallet is a big mallet & is pretty hard. How hard is hard ?? .

One of my back brakes is seized. The car has been sitting off-road & not driven for nearly 5 months. Have tried pushing, bumping car, but car is not moving. Took back wheels off, both back brakes were seized. One I managed to release by hammering brake drum with rubber mallet. The...

That plate should be underneath, shouldn't it !!?? But my Haynes manual section 1.5, Fig 4.17 shows it on top !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's going on. Oh well.

any suggestions ?? I'm now reassembling everything. ===================================================================== Next post The retainer plate for the oil pump gear is sticking up, it doesn't look right. I''m not sure why it's doing that as the assembling is very simple. I...

Replaced headgasket today, although not finished putting everything back. 1) In my headset with all the parts/gaskets there is a Rubber Strip for the Timing Cover. Where does this go, as my car didn't have one & not sure where it should go ?? 2) Trying to put Timing Belt in, when I push...

Sealants on gaskets -anyone use ?? Does anyone use any Sealants on mating surfaces of gaskets ?? -Headgasket -Inlet Manifold -Exhaust Manifold I have heard of Hylomar which can be used on Cylinder Heads. I'm cleaning my Cylinder Head. Not sure if some sort of sealant was used, as...

My chapter 4 doesn't have those sections (12, 13, 19), only goes up to section 11. Too late for putting Tippex marks, I've taken all those parts off already. I've also moved Camshaft wheel.

Here are some photos of what I found: I noticed there were 2 little tubes in carburettor side corner holes of headgasket, not sure what they are. Water is in No 3 cylinder (reflection of flash in photos) Pictures with old headgasket still in place...

Are all the inlet valves on the carburettor side of the Head ?? .

1) I assume the inlet valves have been removed with valve spring compressor Is that correct ?? What about exhaust valve seals ?? 2) I haven't looked at the Head much yet & haven't checked what seals are in my Head Set. Which other seals do/can I replace apart from the main Headgasket...

Didn't see any bits of metal, need to clean everything up. The 2 bolts came out 1-2 inches, then seemed to stop coming out (dabbed some white tippex on then so I could see better) Then pushed up bolts while undoing with ratchet. They then came out. .

I've finally taken the Cylinder Head off. 3 bolts on exhaust side (bolts 5,2,4 in section 1.5 of haynes) were really difficult coming off. 2 of them seemed to stop coming out, had to prise up with screwdriver while undoing with ratchet...

Reading Haynes manual I don't understand how to tension the Timing Belt. In Section 1.6, items 31 to 37. It says to: -slide tensioner to left & temporarily tighten bolt -fit timing belt -loosen tensioner locknut -rotate whole assembly 2 turns anti-clockwise using peg spanner -tighten...