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[Liebo]

Hey, just some pictures to show my engine being polished on the insides to make it better.

I have loads of pictures but not on my computer so others will come later...

Picture 1


The head was removed... pistons look a little interesting, i think its white burning a little.... This means running weak? Doesnt this come from the early Zetecs when ford decided they could make engine run on 19:1 fuel:air instead of 17:1 as per other manufacturers? This was a thing ford did as far as I am aware to increase fuel econonmy?

Needless to say it will be de-coked and cleaned before its put back together.

Picture 2


Ah, the head in the shed (I'm a poet and I didn't.... erm shouldn't be...). Using scouring bits to grind the worst off then a polishing bit to smooth it out. I have some later photos of this work being done and it looks better!

Picture 3


Whilst we was using the scouring bits, we decided to do the outside of the engine, take all the crap off and rust and the standard grey/green paint off. This gave a nice surface we could paint. So we did.

I screwed the dipped in thinners then blow torched dried head and rocker cover together. Under the cover isnt anything you'd expect. No tappets, valves etc. The rocker box top was put on top to protect the inside. Killed two birds with one stone.


I think its coming along quite nicely. What you guys think?

The tappets were dismantled and cleaned in thinners and the valves and pushrods etc were all cleaned but, I dont yet have photos of these.

[Liebo]

Update

Picture 1:


Here we are adjusting the tappets.... they have been set to 0.20 and 0.30 for inlet and exhaust respectively.

Anyone suggest any "better" settings for HCS 1.3 CFi ?

What is that green pipe....?

Picture 2:


Just a little close up. They have been ran since cleaning and replacing, look how shiney they are Near the spring, the rod is all clean

Picture 3:


Hmm what happened to that standard rocker cover? Well it was warped so wouldn't sit right this leaked oil I have been using the Endura-E one for ages before and this fit perfectly and is already black... Gave it a clean with some thinners and its nice and shiney

You can see the 'black' vht painted cylinder head now in place too

And yes, that green hose sends the oil cack down to the floor and not back into my K&N (as factory) as I found it was putting crap back in the engine!




Comments please:)
Thanks.

[Nick 2i]

looks like it coming along!


that green pipe looks like the top of the thermostat

[fizxr2i1649]

looks cool m8

[PaulC]

that green pipe looks like the top of the thermostat

He says later on its something to do with oil?

Looks good, whats that on the drill that you're using mate?

[Liebo]

There is some green hosing going down from the oil filler cap to the floor to send all the crap out of the engine instead of back into the engine

It's some garden hose i chopped off the one outside on my back garden

The drill bit is a bigger version of those bits you get with Dremmel style kits.

It took all the big lumps off the cast iron then we used a finer grade one to buff it up.

[Liebo]

I've got another exhaust manifold from another car I am going to clean up and paint with the same VHT Black paint, then get a chrome heat shield on and it will look mint

[PaulC]

Nice one mate, should look good when its all finished

[Liebo]

I got a spare one of those thermostat housing things too. (the bit on the left of the cylinder head). Apparently it is alloy or some sort and you can get it to polish up proper nice.

Anyone know of this?