nick-york
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| posted on 23/10/13 at 08:02 PM |
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crossflow help needed
Hi ! im hoping to have my engine running by christmas so planning ahead !The trouble is that it has been sat around for maybe 5 or 6 years . Its been
stored undercover while ive owned it but i suppose its still been exposed to some damp to some degree. So is there anything i can do to make sure it
will physically turn over when the time comes ? I dont want to be doing anything to it which might damage it so im after a bit of advice from you lot
again ! I think ive read somewhere on here about pouring oil down the spark plug holes but cant find the thread . So i might be wrong about that
!cheers .
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unijacko67
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| posted on 23/10/13 at 08:16 PM |
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You could spray a bit of wd40 down the plug holes while turning it over, it might just help remove any slight surface rust from the bore's if
there is any. Do you intend a re-build or is it ready to go. If its ready ish to go I wouldn't clog it up with too much oil at this stage as you
will be frapping it up soon.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 23/10/13 at 08:24 PM |
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You need to turn it over by hand, odds are it will be very stiff or even sized take the plugs out and soak the bores with Plus Gas first, work the
crank throughh a few degrees in both directions even if it only moves a fraction of a degree don't use excessive force
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unijacko67
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| posted on 23/10/13 at 08:52 PM |
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Yeah, sorry don't wizz it over with the starter. By hand and take time to not get any heat into it until its good and free.
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nick-york
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| posted on 23/10/13 at 09:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by unijacko67
You could spray a bit of wd40 down the plug holes while turning it over, it might just help remove any slight surface rust from the bore's if
there is any. Do you intend a re-build or is it ready to go. If its ready ish to go I wouldn't clog it up with too much oil at this stage as you
will be frapping it up soon. As far as i know the engine has been stripped down and rebuilt.
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nick-york
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| posted on 23/10/13 at 09:21 PM |
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Thanks for the help !roll on christmas !!
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unijacko67
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| posted on 23/10/13 at 11:25 PM |
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I Hope it all goes well. Ford crossflow was the first car engine I built (27 years ago, poo I'm OLD), 1700cc 711M with a piper 285 camshaft and
offset dowels to get the cam timing perfect. Good times.
Keep us posted.
http://www.kittenkitcar.co.uk
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JeffHs
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| posted on 24/10/13 at 08:09 AM |
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If the clutch is still fitted, chances are it's stuck to the flywheel so I would pull it apart before fitting it to the car.
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redturner
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| posted on 24/10/13 at 05:42 PM |
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When I have to lay and engine up I usually put fusous oil in the system, but probably a bit late in this case. This oil is normally pumped through the
injection system bu also works in the bores......
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nick-york
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| posted on 24/10/13 at 10:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JeffHs
If the clutch is still fitted, chances are it's stuck to the flywheel so I would pull it apart before fitting it to the car.
Hi ! The
engine and gearbox are already fitted .So if the clutch is stuck is there another way of freeing it without taking the gearbox off ? - nick
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redturner
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| posted on 25/10/13 at 08:58 AM |
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You need someone to depress the clutch pedal/lever and a long thin screwdriver through the release bearing hole should do it. Had this with a
Westfield that had been stood quite some time.
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nick-york
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| posted on 25/10/13 at 09:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by redturner
You need someone to depress the clutch pedal/lever and a long thin screwdriver through the release bearing hole should do it. Had this with a
Westfield that had been stood quite some time.
Cheers ! Easier than taking gearbox off !
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JeffHs
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| posted on 25/10/13 at 09:34 AM |
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I've had it happen several times with cars that have been standing. They've always come unstuck eventually by resorting to trying to start
the car in gear with the brakes on. Worst one was a Mini that had been sat for 3 or 4 years. It took ages but finally went with a bang. Car was then
put back on the road with no further work apart from oil change and went on to do 10,000 miles as a daily hack.
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