Project Cinq!

[gengis]

Yeah you'll be an expert head swapperer. Let us know how you get on!

 

[imported_abyss113]

haha to much playing with your head mate

 

[mrcinquecento]

haha to much playing with your head mate

i find playing with my head is fun

engine now partailly stripped again :laugh: they say everything happens for a reason........well my stupidity and blindness has worked out well! when i took the head off, all 4 cylinders had puddles of oil in them, i could say it was because the feed hole was covered, but how did it squirt so much under the HG? accident waiting to happen in a cloud of blue smoke :laugh:

start to worry about piston rings but then realise they were fine a few days ago and it's only ran 5 minutes since then, so i doubt all 4 would suffer death that quick, looked closely at the donor head, took off tensioner, laid it flat on the ground...the donor head turns out to be not quite as even as i'd like :laugh: no matter where i lay it flat, im getting a small wobble from the same place, incedentally, next to the cylinder that when it lived on the sei that was metioned a few days ago, crazy clean and shiney, think we know why now

so yeah, my error has actually saved a catastrophe long term, everything really must happen for a reason

 

[gengis]

The head your using, is it compatable? do the holes in the block match the head, is there any errosion around the coolant/oil holes on the head? is the head badly warped?

If your satisfied with the above, then it's time to get the head skimmed, and a fresh gasket.

 

[clock34]

sounds like the HG was on upside down and blocking the oil feeds...

 

[mrcinquecento]

sounds like the HG was on upside down and blocking the oil feeds...

well done poirot :laugh:

yeah it was, just as well as it turns out given the head wasn't flush, possibly would have just blew the gasket in a few months. lesson learnt, would have been more dissapointed with myself had the head been ok :laugh:

John, yeah head is perfect match, all SPI FIRE heads are interchangeable...infact MPI ones are too, but youd need to change to MPI to get it working, but all the holes from block to head match on both types head is in good condition bar the warpage, no corrosion around any coolant hole, just a slight uneveness to the face, possibly about a quarter or half a MM, just gives a tiny wobble from one area when placed on a flat surface, definitely skimmable i think

 

[gengis]

Your on the home straight now...Good on you for keeping this thread going, warts and all.

 

[clock34]

good on ya mate, your lucky too if it had of rran the cam would have been trashed within a hour lol.

keep it up should be done soon

 

[mrcinquecento]

cheers guys this time i'm going to get it running perfect, im even replacing parts now that i know work fine, but i don't like the look of :laugh:

 

[Andi9386]

Good luck Mark, it'll be worth the hard work when you have a working Italian Car back on the road.
Keep it up, you know it'll make you smile.

 

[bad_boy_cinq]

im even replacing parts now that i know work fine, but i don't like the look of :laugh:

replace the wheels and you can give them away to me lol

 

[mrcinquecento]

replace the wheels and you can give them away to me lol

no :laugh:

 

[Andi9386]

replace the wheels and you can give them away to me lol

You've nay chance James.
That's the one thing Mark will NOT part with.

 

[mrcinquecento]

You've nay chance James.
That's the one thing Mark will NOT part with.

not true..... i'd sell them if somebody offered more than i think they are worth, basicly, if i got silly money then i'd just about be tempted to consider it

until then though, nae chance :laugh:

 

[bad_boy_cinq]

Dam ,, worth a shot... pritty please .. with a cherry on top ?

 

[mrcinquecento]

Dam ,, worth a shot... pritty please .. with a cherry on top ?

once no, twice no









can i have a thrice no? :laugh:

 

[Andi9386]

not true..... i'd sell them if somebody offered more than i think they are worth, basicly, if i got silly money then i'd just about be tempted to consider it

until then though, nae chance :laugh:

Fairenough :laugh:

Dam ,, worth a shot... pritty please .. with a cherry on top ?

Make Mark a better offer than that James

 

[mrcinquecento]

just got an email from a local engine place with a quote of £35 for a head skim, seems an ok price

might get them to do the shims while the heads there

 

[imported_abyss113]

yeah im guessing thats agra as i think they have always been around 35 mark which isnt that bad

and just for shits and giggles marks offered me the wheels for 75

 

[mrcinquecento]

nah, engine resource down at polepark, have had trouble getting hold of arga for a guestimate quote

no idea how much the shimming will be on top of the skimming though, i'd rather do it myself really but it's one of those jobs where precision is needed, so stuff that :laugh: