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Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:05 pm**

Hi all,

Just thought id share some photos of my engine rebuild. The engine was removed back in June 2017 due to overheating - the idea was to hopefully have a quick head gasket change and get back on the road, but it wasn't to be...

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Few nice pics of the sludge

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Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:08 pm**

So the block was stripped completely to see what I was to be left with. I had everything vapour blasted which brought everything up like new.

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Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:14 pm**

While the block looked good on the outside, unfortunately it wasn't the same on the inside.

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At this point I wasn't sure what to do with it. I have now discovered that JL Engineering (I think) can fix liner rot, but at the time I went down the route of using Devcon epoxy. I was never happy with the result, and I knew I'd always be waiting on the liner seal failing, so I decided to go looking for a replacement block.

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:28 pm**

I ended up getting a block from Martin G, its out of a 1985 Renault Atmo. Z6W engine code. It has a different oil pump and uses a slightly different oil filter but that didn't bother me too much.

Bit manky, but solid. The delivery company dropped the parcel for good measure, breaking off a waterpump mounting attachment. 180 pounds later, that was welded back on with the face machined down...

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Then had that blasted

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Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:34 pm**

While that was going on, we discovered the heads and cams were warped. So I got a replacement set from Tom Reddaway.

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I had those sent away for cleaning too, then lapped the valves in.

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Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:15 pm**

So this is how it looks at the minute - the mechanic putting it together, Eddie Cooper, has done a few of them now and his work is top notch. Great attention to detail, and has kept me right through the whole thing.

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Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:27 pm**

Nice work that's some great engine porn there, proper blinding - it looks simply loveleh.

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:46 pm**

Brilliant thom looks amaze balls! what a turnaround, great to see how far it's come. Better than brand new!
Hopefully I can get mine to be as good as that
:pray:

Excellent stuff
Enjoy!

Shane

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:56 pm**

cis6409 wrote:Brilliant thom looks amaze balls! what a turnaround, great to see how far it's come. Better than brand new!
Hopefully I can get mine to be as good as that

Excellent stuff
Enjoy!

Shane

Thanks Shane. Your engine will be at a different level altogether!

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:31 pm**

Looks the business Tom, bit of triggers broom about it with all the replacement parts!

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