Marmalade 2.1

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:40 pm

yeah sure, i'll warn you tho it ain't pretty. i just did the mod quickly for now so i could get it running,i'll take some piks in the morn.

i think a header like the one i'm going to make would be best op TBH. i'm makin mine out of stainless, if you like the look of it i could do one for you?

AMBROSIA · Post by **AMBROSIA** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:10 am

Cheers

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:40 pm

AMBROSIA wrote:I spoke to Jim about conrod bolts and he said he reuses them for all his rebuilds without any problems. That's ok for a stock engine, I guess
I was tempted to get a set of 2.2 pistons and liners off him until I saw the price

Have a chat with him, he knows his stuff.

seem to be havin probs with the site

AMBROSIA · Post by **AMBROSIA** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:28 pm

http://www.theengineshop.info/

You can only order using internet explorer, firefox does not work.
Oh, I've just finished the exhaust conversion, sounds wikkid.

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:51 am

ah i see now. thanks

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:58 pm

now that christmas is done, i am starting again on the engine.

couple of questions tho,

i have some bent pushrods, any info on best place to get new ones?

and anybody know to what i should torque the new non stretch rod bolts?

thanks

AMBROSIA · Post by **AMBROSIA** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:27 am

I got a replacement from jim @ TES for £3 secondhand.
How did they get bent?

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:44 am

they were like that when i opened it! honest!

no idea mate, guess previous owner revved it a fair bit or summat.

i asked in TES but i think he said he did not have any or somethin.

AMBROSIA · Post by **AMBROSIA** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:34 pm

The reason I ask is that I had one on mine from the old 1.9 'camshaft failure'.
I had one bent presumably after the valve wacked the piston.
I have a couple spare from someone else's engine.
Let me check that he's cool and i'll send them too you.

Iain.

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:00 am

tencentlife · Post by **tencentlife** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:26 am

All the cases of bent pushrods I'm aware of on the wbx have been due to intake valve seizure; for some reason, they like to stick sometimes on high-mileage engines. Probably due to insufficient detergency of the oil, over a long time. But anyway, the valvestem seizes in the guide, and the pushrod is what gives.

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:26 am

cool, i'll have a look,

i got a gasket set from TES, it came with some sealants, dirko-s and a unmarked white tube, am i right in thinkin the dirko is for the bug rubber gasket and the other is for the barrels?

thanks again for the info guys.

AMBROSIA · Post by **AMBROSIA** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:26 am

The dirko is for the heads/ barrels, the white tube is for the case halfs (yellow sealant).
Note on the sealant use:

I put a very small bead around the liner bases pior to fitting the black o ring.
I leave the green one dry.
You only need a thin bead around the cylinder head and be careful not to get it too close to any water holes.

I have a couple of spare pushrods you can have.
Let me know your postal address and i'll post them.

Iain.

[email protected]

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:06 am

AMBROSIA wrote:The dirko is for the heads/ barrels, the white tube is for the case halfs (yellow sealant).
Note on the sealant use:

I put a very small bead around the liner bases pior to fitting the black o ring.
I leave the green one dry.
You only need a thin bead around the cylinder head and be careful not to get it too close to any water holes.

I have a couple of spare pushrods you can have.
Let me know your postal address and i'll post them.

Iain.

[email protected]

just received the post, thanks mate, i owe you

Stephanhipwell · Post by **Stephanhipwell** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:05 am

here's the next question...

i can't seem to find how much i should torque the con rod bolts to, i'm guessing that it would be differnt to stock bolts as they are non stretch. anybody know what the torquing should be?

Thanks