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#1 User is offline   eldoodarino 

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Posted 09 April 2014 - 09:07 PM

making good progress on 375 these past few days... :cool:

Engine out and time for a good service...

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as you can see the engine looks a bit old and grubby...so time to give it a makeover..

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you can see already down by the bottom pulley it's very messy and oily, so am suspecting the crank seal is leaking straight away...

here I'm just running a tap into the pulley threads to make bolts on the removal tool much easier to insert

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here it comes off with the SPX tool

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you can see here now clearly, the crank seal is leaking quite noticeably..

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#2 User is offline   eldoodarino 

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Posted 09 April 2014 - 09:15 PM

Also both Cam seals are leaking..

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mounted the engine to my stand and turned it upsidedown to remove the sump sections ans get to the oil pump etc...

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Oil pump cleaned up with a new seal in there..

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fitted the pump back...got the sump sections blast cleaned and refitted back with new bolts and wurth sealant...

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I took this photo to show how utterly ridiculous it is to access one of the alternator bolts that's right next to the inlet pipe... so stupid it's crazy...with the engine in it's almost impossible to access it!..

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new thermostat

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cleaned out the front crankcase breather box and changed the oil separator valve

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also the aircharge sensor underneath the inlet... again, all so easy to access with the engine out!

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#3 User is offline   eldoodarino 

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Posted 09 April 2014 - 09:22 PM

Engine really starting to look a whole lot better now....cleaned down the back and fitted a new water pump...removed the manifold studs and faced off the exit ports...

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new cam seals going in

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SPX tool used to re-install the bottom pulley

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rear crank seal plate installed

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flywheel installed back with new bolts...also new LUK clutch

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also some fresh iridium plugs to replace the grubby old ones..

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timing all done now....rocker cover cleaned and installed with new seal...

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Posted 09 April 2014 - 09:28 PM

Looking good Chris :cool:/>






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Posted 10 April 2014 - 07:53 AM

Good work matePosted Image

Just looking at that pic of the alternator bolt access. Makes me laugh when in the workshop manual the procedure for removing alternator is.....remove auxillary drive belt, remove electrical connections to alternator, remove alternator mounting bolts (with arrows pointing to them). As easy as that ! Posted Image
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Posted 10 April 2014 - 06:50 PM

Engine all done now... :woot2:

on to the grubby looking gearbox.. :head: :comp:

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first of all gave it a good clean round before opening it up and taking everything out.. :phew::

here are the parts i'm going to replace...

centralising selector spring - Sector bar seal and external boot - Drive shaft oil seal and the 5th gear housing gasket

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All finished ... with new slave cylinder too..

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didn't get round to taking any pictures inside the box but basically you've got to remove everything to get to the selector mech and withdraw the bar...it's a right faff!



on to the tired looking Wishbones...

hard to see on the pictures, but the bushes are totally knackerd, all the bush is separating from it's casing and a bit aged!..

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on with the new bushes.. (FRP fully shouldered ones now £36 each..lol!!)...also a powerflex kit for the front sockets..

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Posted 11 April 2014 - 03:17 PM

Nice work as always Chris, lovely to see someone who takes the care and time with these sorts of things!

Alex

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Posted 11 April 2014 - 07:46 PM

Hey Alex, you got your gearbox back in yet?
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Posted 12 April 2014 - 09:53 AM

View Postnottadam, on 11 April 2014 - 07:46 PM, said:

Hey Alex, you got your gearbox back in yet?


Not yet mate, just finishing painting it this weekend. Had alh the bolts electro plated, got new seals and the end plate to fit. Then fit crankshaft seal, clutch kit this weekend. I think it will be back in by next weekend hopefully :)

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Posted 12 April 2014 - 06:48 PM

I've been reading through your resto thread, it's really impressive the standard you have achieved.
I look forward to seeing it some time this summer. Are you off to Ford Fair?
Paul
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Posted 14 April 2014 - 12:12 PM

View Postnottadam, on 12 April 2014 - 06:48 PM, said:

I've been reading through your resto thread, it's really impressive the standard you have achieved.
I look forward to seeing it some time this summer. Are you off to Ford Fair?
Paul


Thank you :) I will be at FF this year all being well. Hopefully will do concours again this year too.

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Posted 15 April 2014 - 07:50 PM

All finished now..(hopefully :lol:/> )

last items were..

removing and dismantling the gear linkage ..

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replace with this..

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replace the manky cabin filter

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drop the subframe - replace bushes, brackets and bolts...re-align with SPX pins and torque back to 103nm

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replace this..!! :o/>

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how many 1.7's look this clean around the oil pump and bottom pulley... :bleh:/> :bleh: :bleh:

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Posted 15 April 2014 - 09:33 PM

Hey you got a set of alignment pins :)
The cat rubber oh boy !! lucky didn't have other problems from that as puts greater strain on the manifold when that is perished.
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 08:07 AM

Hi Chris, what was the problem with the gear change linkage? Worn? Gear selection problems? It just looks a bit grubbier than the new one Posted Image

That view of the sump looks very nicePosted Image. Only slightly spoiled by the patchy crank pulley, I probably would have slapped a bit of black paint on to freshen it up a bit, but I am a bit fussy Posted Image


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Posted 16 April 2014 - 07:49 PM

the gear change feels very crisp and precise with a new linkage and selector spring...done a few now, costs a few quid but well worth it.. :good:

no point trying to tart up the bottom pulley I think, what ever you paint it with won't last two minutes...a new one looks quite nice tho.. :bleh:

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Posted 20 April 2014 - 09:23 PM

View Posteldoodarino, on 16 April 2014 - 07:49 PM, said:

the gear change feels very crisp and precise with a new linkage and selector spring...done a few now, costs a few quid but well worth it.. Posted Image


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May I trouble you for the finis codes for those two items, please?

Thanks in advance,



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 07:02 PM

Gear link pole F1006019 £55.72 + VAT

IB5 Gearbox centralising spring F1005672 £2.72 + VAT

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Posted 21 April 2014 - 07:31 PM

Cheers!

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Posted 22 April 2014 - 08:34 AM

Looks a fantastic job !
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Posted 23 April 2014 - 10:38 PM

Well, picked the car up from Chris after it's engine and front end overhaul - first thing; head to the Peak District for a "Shake down" cruise. WOW - what a differencePosted Image 2hrs later and I've still got a smile on my face - now I know just what these cars are all about. Worth every penny, the car has been transformedPosted Image. Suffice to say that eldoodarino knows his stuff!!

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