Quoting: Cunning Plan
Which one is the water pump?
you may well ask....!
its the cog peeking out behind the big fan,(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/sad.gif)[an orangey colour]
on the cambelt down from the top pulley on the right, i actually have a bit more removed than in them pics..and the tensioner is on view too...
the fuel pump is on the back of the camshaft,at the rear of the engine,
Quoting: Andy
Is it just the photo or is the front passenger side disc a bit worn?
least of my feckin worries if it is....(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
Quoting: art b
return home strut around the garden pleased as fcuk
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Proper job!
Hope you removed the wooden chocks. Had a guy at our meet who was working on his engine and for some reason managed to put his sump back on with a lump of wood in the bottom... (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/sad.gif)
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Did you have any bolts left over? I always have stuff left over
A friend of mine called Sally was fixing her XR2 and had a friend round to help remove and replace the gearbox. They fitted it all back together and were both happy when they found a box of bolts, neither of them knew where they went. He then promptly named them 'wee bolts' as you shout 'wee' when you fling them into the garages equivianlent of a man drawer.
About a week later the gearbox fell out.
Quoting: philoldsmobile
the indispensable special tools i need to do mine are a special DTI that screws into no1 spark plug hole to find TDC, and a set of cam locks (cnc machined blocks that lock the cam in position by fitting over the lobe and bolting into the head), as the cams have no keyway on them.
the cam pulleys are on a taper, you crack the taper so the pulleys can rotate relative to the shafts, set the tension with the pulleys free, then lock them into place. using the dial gauge ensures a perfect TDC, and tightening the pulleys after the belt tension is applied ensures perfect cam timing (otherwise the cams would move slightly as belt tension is applied)
It's pretty normal stuff for engines approaching 90 - 100 bhp per litre, things need to be precise, or you loose power very quickly. you should see how things get even more tricky when you get an engine like the Mitsubishi MIVEC in an FTO (2 litre with 200BHP at the wheels)
Bloody Itailians make what is already quite an awkward job even harder!
Ford Mondeo Derv, two drills in the fuel pump, jobs a good'un...
Quoting: Andy
About a week later the gearbox fell out.
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Quoting: Big Mouse
Good job Mr B, buggered if I'd tackle that one!
he who dares ...wins rodney.....(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
[ i had my doubts about it]... .. then i thought ..how hard can it be..?.(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)