Jimbob's Engine Update! - A PIC OF A PISTON & NEW BLOCK!

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

Erm... it's scrap!

 

I have been underneath it today and took the sump and big end caps off. Last week I had already removed the head and a few bits and pieces. So with the big end caps removed, I pushed the pistons up so I could remove them.

 

Number 1 piston was lovely, as was number 2 & 3... number 4 however... well, it's buggered and so is number 4 cylinder. My assumptions were confirmed, water way fractured/blown into the cylinder.

 

Pic's will follow in a little while... please, don't hold back with copious amounts of sympathy

[johnny_h]

[RUSTYPUP]

Arse!! Sorry to hear that dude. Whats the new plan? Bigger better faster stronger??

[Mick The Mig]

Flipping Heck Jim-Bob, if you didn't have bad luck you'd no luck at all! Have you got your replacement block yet? If you need any help fetching or carrying give us (Mick, Neil, and Dean) a call. Will we see you Thursday, at Medway Meet?

[Vista]

Sorry to hear that Jimbob, best of luck getting a replacement in there

[surfingturnip]

bugger thats really crap mate. Hope you get it sorted soon

[72mk1escort]

Sounds like youve got some of my luck

 

Sorry to hear that mate

 

Hope you get it sorted soon.

 

If you need a hand give us a shout as im not far away as you know

[Nettles]

Ouch! Sorry to hear that it's fooked fella

 

Don't worry to much about helping me with 100e engine just yet, loose the bad mojo first

[Mr Sam]

gutted mate hope something turns up

[pelvins]

gutted for ya bud , hope you can get things sorted , dont hesitate to give me a shout if ya need anything

[Toby]

Gutted for you too mate, very suprised by that.

 

Post us up a photo if you have the heart.

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

Thanks everyone

 

I will get the car off the stands tomorrow so I can look down the bores... i'm a short arse you see. I am still a bit miffed with the actual cause of going bang. My dad said it looks like a partial sieze up on that cylinder which could be down to a water/cooling problem... possibly headgasket prob maybe... I don't know. Well I shall be up early in the morning to wait for City Link as they tried to deliver my new block today (I had forgotten all about it).

 

To answer a couple of questions... Mr. Metric (Rustypup), I really want to stay Pre Crossflow, but I will admit that this is getting a tad boring now. I am going to have a measure up tomorrow, as I have a beautifull 1.4 CVH lying around.

 

Mick The Mig... yes mate, I will be at the Medway meet, but in the Turbo Tractor. Thanks for the offer of help, I would like to have a quick word with you on Thursday about a top secret thing thats secret.

 

Everyone else... thank you for the kind offers of help.

 

I will get some pics up tomorrow when I can be arsed. I have been sulking this afternoon you see.

Cheers - Jim

[Toby]

Don't give up yet mate.

 

Two more day's sulking then back on with the rebuild - you know it makes sence!! Is that a picture of your engine in CF this month?

[Chris!]

you need a standard 1200 pre crossflow, that will never let you down

[RUSTYPUP]

you need a standard 1200 pre crossflow, that will never let you down

More wise words. Perhaps we could all strive to be like you

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

Well folks, I got out my mahoosive halogen search lamps so I could have a butchers at the cylinder. The final diagnosis & conclusion is that the engine was siezing up. This was made apparent by a bluey black area on number 2 cylinder, which means the rear of the block was getting no flow of water. The reason for this is unknown... I would think it was the wrong headgasket, because everything else was o.k.

 

I have a couple of pic's of number 4 piston for you, I was going to get one of the cylinder, but my batteries died (just like my engine really)

 

Jimbob I think needs to find out what headgaskets have what differences, which should then say what the problem was. All I know is that it's a bloody expensive head gasket.

 

BTW Toby... There was a pic of my engine in Retro Ford within the Medway Meet write up (Happier times)

 

Erm...

 

This is the other side of the same piston... note the slight wear

 

I thank you!

[radar tech]

ref top pic OUCH !!

[johnny_h]

OOOF!

[antz]

ouch

 

i better check whihc headgasket i need i bought one but im not sure if its right.

[Toby]

Is the rod gudgen pin central in the piston? It's odd to see so much pick up on one side of the piston and some pistons have off centre pins.

 

One small observation, which would have shown up in time in your ring posititions looks sceptical.

 

 

Did you remove the blocks core plugs and have a good scrape around in between the cylinders - if an engine has been sitting it might have sludged up in the water jackets, I always take mine to the garage and jet wash in the jackets with the core plugs out.

 

I dont think there are may head gasket variations.

[RUSTYPUP]

I did a xflow heads gasket on my cortina years ago and it didn't get 3 miles before it ran like a pig and boiled over.

If my memory serves me correct........... I fitted a GT gasket and it blocked off some water ways. Stripped it back down and fitted the correct gasket (with extra holes in it) and no probs

[Rick]

jeez

[mk2_escort_chick]

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

Toby... I am not sure about the rings mate, I bought the pistons new with the rings already fitted. I know assumption is the mother of all f*** up's, but I would have assumed they were fitted correctly by the firm that made them. The boxes still had their original seals on them apart from one... this one was used for sizing up the re-bore.

 

Re: Checking water ways... Yes I did actually look at these because I wanted to fit new core plugs. They were all good, and the block had been totally submerged in acid to strip, degrease & clean everything.

 

Rustypup... I have got a couple of headgaskets knocking about, one for a 1600 crossflow, and the Pre Crossflow one that was used for my engine, and there are differences in the size of the water holes, and the Crossflow one has less water holes

 

A little update... my Crossflow block turned up today Guess what... it needs Cam Bearings I think this will give me the kick up the arse I need to fabricate my cam bearing fitting tool. I will post a pic later when I can safley work down my shed without worrying about full on Wasp assaults.

 

Keep all your ideas coming, as I don't want to put the new block together until I am 100% certain this isn't going to happen again.

 

Cheers peeps

[RUSTYPUP]

RE. Your rings. I thought that the idea of the chamfer was to stop the ring from breaking if it were to hit a bit of a ridge at the top of its stroke on an old bore.

If its freshly rebored then no problem.

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