headgasket gone on k-series

Northern Irelander said:

When there is no need to!

when thread length <97mm, measured when the bolt is dropped into the rail and free standing,

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lovely i will be giving it a go at the weekend i noticed on one of your other threads that you have pictures of a homemade locking tool for the flywheel would you happen to have any dimensions for that ?

eltel said:

lovely i will be giving it a go at the weekend i noticed on one of your other threads that you have pictures of a homemade locking tool for the flywheel would you happen to have any dimensions for that ?

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http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f38/k-series-head-bolts-hgf-tool-info-48856.html

I have made more tools since, useful for the k-series, must get round to uploading pics into that thread above, latest being a valve spring compression tool (essentially a giant G-clamp) made entirely from scrap, well a cycle roller for indoor cycle training and the telescopic poles from a garden swingball

Some sites to greet you in due course

Cam timing

Crank puley timing

rocker cover off and cam carrier seq

Head bolt, note " mark, which is used for torque (when the bolt is free standing in the hole,97mm is measured from bolt flange to the alum face on the head)

Cylinders full of coolant, note MLS gasket

Cylinders drained but not decoked, liner tops should stand proud of block face by 0.075mm, or if slightly less, they should all be level

The Mad Hat Man said:

listen to this man ^^^^^^

he knows a thing or two about hippoo injuns.

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Just the k4 petrol one and only a thing or two.

Was it Newton who said 'if I can see further, its cos I'm standing on the shoulders of giants'

and the "one freelander fault" :bolt:

The Mad Hat Man said:

and the "one freelander fault" :bolt:

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there can only be one!

joint first in the faults poll .....................................................unless you do my bicycle cable repair and never suffer again