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The head is already down at the machine shop, tho they are waiting on valves and guides from me.....in the meantime I forgot to post a pic of how...
Got the last few bits cleaned and ready, so I cleaned, primed and painted the case. Trying to decide if I might like a color for the engine other...
Rebuilding an engine and/or a transmission is not just taking the old bits out and putting new bits in (unless you're Edd China) but also endless...
Today I spent all day cleaning parts, I swear I spend more time doing that the the disassembly and re-assembly combined! The worst part is...
Today I disassembled the gearbox for overhaul.....it was leaking from every seal and gasket, it had a crunchy second gear synchro and a noisy...
OK, not a video, but just some pics. I spent a lot of time cleaning the block and pistons up - that doesn't make for good video so I didn't...
Part 3, where we talk about cylinder heads and valves.... [MEDIA]
I know, I'm not as entertaining as those two, nor do I have an editing team to help with the filmography. In fact, my son pointed out to me that a...
Appreciate the kind words, I hope it's not too boring or not informative enough.
OK, here's part two, where I remove the oil pump, cam and lifters, pistons/rods and crank. [MEDIA]
I'm going to try and be thorough, and I don't want to bore people but I'm sure there will be tiny details that I'll miss describing. Things that...
I'm starting a series of videos showing how I rebuild a Mini or Sprite A series engine..... Here's the first installment...... I don't know if...
It's ready to run, all wired up, gassed up and so on, however I found late tonight that the choke isn't working correctly - so I guess I'll have...
Got it loaded into the test stand, probably won't get to fire it up till Sat, my brother is coming to town for the weekend...... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ready to go into the engine stand.....waiting on a distributor - yes it has one in it now, but that's an old points dizzy and I have a new...
Yep. Front end is all done, letting some paint dry on a bracket I missed before so I can install the radiator. Then it's pretty much ready to go...
Well, my oil pressure cheat worked a treat! (I forgot I was going to video it - oh well) It went exactly like I thought - at first the drill...
Absolutely! I wonder if I could have just given it a good bop on the end and not had to take it all apart, but I might have damaged something else...
Dave, yes all the Mini automatics can be shifted manually, as far as modifying it to take more HP - not sure. The stock trans was strong enough to...
Thanks! Yes, I'm going to video it, however I may or may not publish it, depending on what happens! :)