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« Reply #495 on: May 24, 2014, 05:48:55 PM » |
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Ooooh Shiny, always great work comes out of the Old's stable
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« Reply #496 on: May 24, 2014, 06:55:09 PM » |
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 Thanks. Even shinier now ! Got fed up with polishing by hand so I've converted one side of the bench grinder to a polisher. Why oh why did I not do this years ago ? Hours of work reduced to minutes. Plus it's fun. Will now be on the lookout for another cheap bench grinder or a polisher, so I can have coarse and fine mops permanently setup.
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« Reply #497 on: May 26, 2014, 09:51:04 PM » |
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Very nice as always
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« Reply #498 on: June 04, 2014, 02:22:23 PM » |
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A while ago I cut down a CV boot to fit over the gear lever. It wasn't very neat, so I've modified the retaining cover by tack welding on a flange made from a short piece of 2" exhaust pipe, hammered out to form a lip. This sits inside the bellows and holds it snugly in place.
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« Reply #499 on: June 09, 2014, 02:16:22 PM » |
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Not able to do much at the moment so I'm fiddling around replacing parts that aren't quite right. Today it was the dipstick tube and steady bracket. Not a lot wrong but the tube was slightly too long and neither part looked too nice. Replaced with stainless steel versions, that polished up nicely. All I really want to do is ride it  |
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« Reply #500 on: June 09, 2014, 05:14:00 PM » |
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That's very nice
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« Reply #501 on: June 27, 2014, 06:28:22 AM » |
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D'oh! The engine has always had a slight but annoying tapping noise when warm. At first I put this down to a worn rocker then realised it was lower down and was piston slap on one cylinder, which seemed a little odd.  With Merv and Twisted pulling engines apart, I was looking back at some enlarged pics I took when I pulled the head off mine and found the cause. Number 2 piston had been fitted the wrong way around !  Don't know how I didn't see this at the time (probably not wearing my glasses) but it means having to remove both head and sump to correct. |
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« Reply #502 on: June 27, 2014, 06:49:39 AM » |
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D'oh! The engine has always had a slight but annoying tapping noise when warm. At first I put this down to a worn rocker then realised it was lower down and was piston slap on one cylinder, which seemed a little odd. With Merv and Twisted pulling engines apart, I was looking back at some enlarged pics I took when I pulled the head off mine and found the cause. Number 2 piston had been fitted the wrong way around ! Don't know how I didn't see this at the time (probably not wearing my glasses) but it means having to remove both head and sump to correct. Olds cant you just drop the sump. take the end cap off rotate the piston 180 then refit |
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« Reply #503 on: June 27, 2014, 08:40:07 AM » |
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Not that easy Terry. On 850 engines the con rod big ends are angled and should be fitted a certain way around. Unless of course the con rod has been fitted incorrectly as well. Not sure that is possible due to clearance issues. Will start with the sump to check this, though I think I may have noticed ( perhaps not  ). |
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« Reply #504 on: June 27, 2014, 09:24:35 AM » |
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That's not natural for a Reliant engine to be so clean! I don't think they left the factory that smart.
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« Reply #505 on: June 27, 2014, 11:25:30 AM » |
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you are right andy! there is no way i am ever going to get mine to shine up like those  |
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« Reply #506 on: June 30, 2014, 10:49:03 AM » |
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Someone had obviously spent a lot of money on this engine but it wasn't assembled correctly. Hence all the leaks and problems I had at first. Wonder if the owner got fed up with the engine and that is why the Rialto got scrapped New load bed mat to protect the wood and, paint when hauling stuff, courtesy of a certain Mr Field. Thanks Andy  . Heavy duty stable matting. Very thick and HEAVY. Chamfered the back edge to make it neat and fit tight under the tailgate when it's closed. |
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« Reply #507 on: June 30, 2014, 04:33:48 PM » |
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very nice and neat sir. |
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« Reply #508 on: June 30, 2014, 07:18:24 PM » |
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Now we're floor buddies! -whatever that means.
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« Reply #509 on: June 30, 2014, 09:25:29 PM » |
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that look fantastic Olds,just sets it off
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