I made a start stripping the engine down, removing all the bits not needed for use in a Delorean. I successfully removed the alternator, water pump, Y pipe, crank pulley, flywheel, exhaust manifolds and studs, and the distributor.
Also popped off the rocker covers to have a look inside. The cams appear to be ok, no grove has been worn in them by the rockers
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Also made a start cleaning out the valley, so far no corrosion found, so fingers crossed it carries on that way.
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Also found this cover plate on the end of the crank. I've not come across this before on other engines. It looks like it protects the main oil seal? Has anyone else come across this before? I'm tempted to use it, but its probably 1mm thick so would space the flywheel back slightly. Not sure if 1mm would make any difference or not.
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