Got crankshaft sprocket off after persistent persuasion with a large crowbar wedged behind and lots of tapping with a hammer from different angles. As the timing was lost anyway I was able to spin it around and keep going from different angles. Took a while but get there. "to the man with a...

Hi anyone got any tips on removing the crankshaft timing gear? Seems stuck fast. Given up for tonight.

Will do that. Think I'll replace the tensioner as no desire to have to pull it all to bits again'

I was wrong on the valves. They look flush but they're not. If I carefully turn the camshaft they move. OK so I am going to replace both cogs, tensioner, chain, crankshaft oil seal. Do I need to remove & check pushrods & valves?

Got the cover off this morning and the chain has indeed snapped! Dealt with this before on a Ford transit engine (belt) but never a series engine. One thing that's struck me is the valves are all aligned. See photo. Is this normal? Any comments / experience on repair and reassembly? Looks...

Hi, She cut out on me a few days ago. No trouble leading up to it. Assumed fuel starvation - tank was low and I was on my way to the petrol station anyway. Put 10L in from a jerrycan, primed and... nothing. Persevered a bit, gave up got the wife out to tow me the mile or so home. Safely at...

Yes I think it's a crossed B now I look again. Slightly better close up attached. Damn. Will read through the other postings. I did get a lot of horn tooting but assumed unrelated as I'd previously had alarm issues and don't lock it for that reason. My kate locked it and that's when the horn...

Hi all, been having issues as follows: - slow / non-change of gear - limp mode - revs but no power Looking around on here and elsewhere xyz switch seemed a likely culprit so have taken it out (wow that's awkward), opened it up. It's the type that looks like this: (this isn't mine but same type)...

Thanks all! Especially the Kelloggs suggestion. Other brands available. :D

Hi I have an oil leak from the join between the square side cover that the fuel pump and the engine block so I'm going to replace the gasket. Spent an hour last night trying to find the part in my parts catalogue and online with no joy. Does anyone e know the part number? It's the item labelled...

Hi, I got it running last night, let it warm up and then took the video with the rocker cover off. https://kapwi.ng/c/RhgPve3hxz All looks and sounds ok to me. Any views? Also checked compression 10bar / 140psi on 2x and 9.5 bar / 135psi on 2x. Ok I think. Valve clearances made small...

I dropped the sump because it was leaking. Here's a photo of the plugs. Will be another week of so before I can reassemble and get it running.

Here's my effort at fitting pic 3 bits together. Only superglued my fingers together twice lol. See photo. Total weight 43g. I can't get the other bits to fit but maybe just too mangled. There are two dimple profiles. I have tried to illustrate by drawing the profile. One has a shoulder the...

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Here's what I have with the soft oily shrapnel bits removed (see photos). 1. Three bits that fit together. 17g. Magnetic. Not the roller. 2. Brass bits not magnetic clearly from a brass slider. 0.6g 3. Bits from at least 1 round tappet. 41.4g. Can't fit them together. More circular bits than for...