well needed restoration of my series 2a

if the icelandic goverment keep their "superb" job ongoing, can I then move into your garage with my landy? It's a bit rusty so I'm pretty sure I can fold it up in a suitcase.

Great photos, very detailed and informing for enthusiastic learners

well take all the good bits off and il get yer another motor once yer over hear !

not had much time to update pics as i int don nothing apart from a bit of ordering of parts etc, buying paint and so on , mot really mutch to tell, will be back on it again when work slows down again .

more pics needed m8

right, after doing nothing at it fer weeks, i decided to clean the bores up tonight with the glaze buster, ready for rebuilding.

looking good

90truckcab said:

yeah , ther a consumable after all, just throw it away and use a new one.
yer right tho the wires do get everywhere, all in yer overalls, in yer hair,

have started to clean the block down to bare metal tonight, lookin good, pics to come.

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have you seen those wire wheels that are impregnated in resin so that they last longer and dont shed the bristles.

iannotts said:

looking good

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cheers , will look even better when all the bits are back on it !

gemsdad said:

have you seen those wire wheels that are impregnated in resin so that they last longer and dont shed the bristles.

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sounds good , do yer kno the name of them?

90truckcab said:

cheers , will look even better when all the bits are back on it !




sounds good , do yer kno the name of them?

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no but i will try and find them for you.

gemsdad said:

no but i will try and find them for you.

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cheers mate, always handy to kno.

right , done a bit over this last week or so,

right using either the rotary or stick valve grinder i lapped in the valves with course then fine cutting paste, making sure to clean it all out of the head after grinding .



rough valves



apply paste, not too much



lapping the valves in the head, keep in order after this !!



ground valves



sprayed the head with red oxide then frosts engine enamel,





then new valve stem seals were fitted



valves pushed up from under side of head



using valve compressor spring and washer was fitted and compressed



collets fitted loosely by hand



then clamp removed to retain collet, spring and valve in the head



all done



then i stripped and cleaned the rocker shaft



all reassembled and fitted with new springs

its looking well 90s,keep up the good work.

Lookin' good mate.. keep up the good work

bustersbus said:

Lookin' good mate.. keep up the good work

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hows your landy coming along buster.

gemsdad said:

its looking well 90s,keep up the good work.

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bustersbus said:

Lookin' good mate.. keep up the good work

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cheers , picked up the main bearings, oil seals and gaskits today so just waiting fer another few days off to get stuck in again ,

gemsdad said:

hows your landy coming along buster.

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It's gettin' there mate, just fix things now when they break. Got most of the biggish stuff outta the way. Gonna swap the roof and sides over from the white bus as it's got them alpine windows and give them a paint

had a bit of time off work so decided to get a bit more done on the engine,
but not much time for photos today.

got hold of new ring sets ,after cleaning pistons, one piston ring set shown, broken down in to parts,



then fitted them along with the new shell bearings



then fitted the crank, with new oil seals, new bearings ,



then the pistons back in to the block



then started to assemble the thermostat housing on the head



then new seals in the timimg case





pump cleaned and painted, ready for fitting with new SKF bearings



gaskits fitted



assembled





head finished ready for rocker cover,

Good work there

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Good work there

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cheers mate, its coming on now,

stripped the oil pump,





then cleaned up with thinners and compressed air

checked end float of gears ,with feelers and a straight edge,

steel gear .002 - ally gear .004
clearance .003
back lash on gears .008

all were with in correct tolerences



then i totaly stripped , cleaned and rebuilt the distributor



then cleaned the oil pressure chain tensioner