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Mate, it i had one or new someone with one i would help ya out.
But i don't sorry.

Good luck.

Congrats Clint on a great job. Nothing like doing it yourself, you know that you get a quality job. My son got a fully reco motor for 3000 and the head gasket went becuase they didnt tighten the head bolts to the right tension. :cry:

Cheers mate. Pretty crappy about ya sons reco engine. :bad ...

This site has a good expanation for engine run in and glazing

http://www.engineproblem.com.au/main.htm
Under 'Procedures' from the menu on the left there is a section on run in procedures. Not a bad read

"There is a fine line between the pressure exerted on the ring to obtain enough contact to ...

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let me know how much the total cost was.

Ok, here is a quick rundown of what I did.

Cylinders bored 0.5mm oversize and honed
Top of block skimmed
New oversize pistons and rings.
All new bearings in main and big end
Head stripped, cleaned and machined
New valves, valve guides and stem seals ...

All sorted now.
In short it was a wire not connected to the alt. :roll:
Read below for the longer version.

Many moons ago i had a problem with the alt overcharging.
Took it to an auto leccy in Bundy and he cut one of the 3 wires off the back of the plug to the alt.
He then put in another wire ...

Well its all back together and running well.
Only problem is the alternator is not charging.
All i can think of at the moment is there may be a broken wire somewhere as it was workin fine when i pulled it out.

Any suggestions?


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They sent my old one away so i suppose reco.
I shat myself when they told me a new one was $450.

Well i am STILL WAITING for a water pump and my starter motor.
They have had 2 1/2 weeks the slack buggers.

Your nearly there mate. Can you take a pic where the air hoses come off your powersteering please as mine have been placed on the wrong way?

I had to look up the manual to make sure i had it right myself mate.
Looks like the top one goes to the front of the black box of the air inlet on top of ...

Well the engine is back in.
Just gotta hook everthing back up now.
Will kick off again in the morning.

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Ok some more pics after i have spent all night in the shed chucking more bits on the donk.

Got the injectors back thisarv after getting them cleaned and checked out.
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Sounds like a HUGE project to me mate.
There will be a lot of issues to overcome and i think you will be lucky to get it engineered in QLD.

It would be interesting none the less and i would be interested to see the build if you do decide to do it.

BTW i Replaced my Feroza chassis a few years back ...

Thanks again.

I was running 15W40 in the earlier years but lately it's been 20W50 so i will stick with that.

Thanks mate.
So what grade ye recon 20W50 or 15W40?

Newtothefourbeworld wrote:wow that looks schmik!

did you do any head work at all?

Thanks.
If ya mean performance enhancement wise then no, i left it all standard.
Just put in new valve guides, seals, and valves.


Another question guys.
Will i need to use running in oil for a while or just put normal oil straight in it.?

Few more pics while i am here

Pay particular attention to the small filler "gaskets" that straddle the front and rear main bearing shells / sump.

Give them a gererous dose of sealant as they aren't a particularly good design and have a habit of leaking if your not carefull.

Whilst you have got it apart change the water hose ...

I will let you know next week i am gunna do a total over the weekend.
Its probably gunna be a bit more than i planned but i am doin a few extra things along the way that will need doin soon anyway.

Ok a few pics of it goin back together.

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Puttin the crank in


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Got the block back from the engine mob yestrday arv.
Bores were worn (0.2mm) 0.008". So the machined em out and i am chuckin in some oversized pistons.
So it's the weekend in the shed for me.

NOS

Is there a thing as a long stroker for a Feroza? I doubt it mate. I think things like that would be limited to the higher perfomace end of the engine market ie V8's etc.
We can always dream but :lol:


Or is it
possible to have an over size piston to increase power?

There is very little room ...

Well today i pulled the rest of the block down and did some measuring to see how much wear there is.

Is it normal to have so much carbon build up on top of the pistons after 240000kms?
What would cause such a build up?

You can see some scuffing in the sides of the piston.
Guess this is caused by ...

Question guys........do i have to put the valve springs back in the same position when i reassemble it or doesn't it matter?

I will be gettin a new set of valves if that makes any differance.

Yeah i have read a lot over the years about the applause being essentialy the same as the roza engines.
Might still look at that option.

For some reason though i would like to stick with the original if i can.
Will get some satisfaction and experiance fixin it myself i think.
Providing it's ...

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$130 hey? was thinkin they were more like $1600

I don't get on here much these days but i thought you guys might be interested in this little project.

The Roza has been running rough for a while now and i have replaced all the ignition parts to try and fix the problem with no success.
Plugs, leads, coil, dizzy cap, rotor etc with no change.
It ...

ooh304 wrote:wow thanks clint thats a huge help.

Did ya end up makin one mate?
Would love to see some pics.

murcod wrote:Was it one of the vehicles used to carry the explosives?

I was wondering that myself but i thought there would have been a lot less of it left if it did have explosives in it.