summeh
05-04-2006, 00:55
I've finally got round to rebuilding my engine, here are some pics with comments of various stages.
This is still work in progress, so i'll keep adding to this as I progress, enjoy...
Parked up in the garage, probably the last time it'll be in one piece :oops:
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/parkedup.JPG
714 megane block, front of, cheers winston... I will get this cleaned up before it goes in :)
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/714front.JPG
rear of the new block, note that the 714 block doesn't have the chunky vertical strengthening viens that the willy block has, but it does have more viens between the bolt holes. Also the oil pump is driven off the crank on this, so the oil pump pulley is just now an idler pulley.
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/714rear.JPG
Engine bay stripped mostly...
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/stripped1.JPG
now the looms off the engine is ready to be lifted...
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/loomoff.JPG
engine crane in place... I had a very nasty accident with this crane later on involving my fingers being crushed !
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/crane.JPG
arj posing
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/lifting1.JPG
clear of the engine bay now
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/lifting2.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/lifting3.JPG
the new engine installed... lol
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/arjpowered.JPG
one very dirty gearbox off
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/dirtygb.JPG
on the bench
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/onbench.JPG
head off
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/headoff.JPG
got a bit carried away with the wire wheel on one of the pulleys
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/pulley1.JPG
and another
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/pulley2.JPG
clean up the engine bay a bit...
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/cleaning.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/cleaning2.JPG
grinding some of the rust away
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust1.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust2.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust3.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust4.JPG
I've just spent this evening grinding all the rust in the engine bay away. Kurust has been applied now aswell. Went to halfrauds and got a can of 449, this will be applied tomorrow night if I get time.
I've also been cleaning up engine parts, but no pics yet sorry. Plan to get the engine back in at the weekend, will post more pics as I progress!
Its been off the road 5 months, so can't wait to get her back!
This is still work in progress, so i'll keep adding to this as I progress, enjoy...
Parked up in the garage, probably the last time it'll be in one piece :oops:
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/parkedup.JPG
714 megane block, front of, cheers winston... I will get this cleaned up before it goes in :)
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/714front.JPG
rear of the new block, note that the 714 block doesn't have the chunky vertical strengthening viens that the willy block has, but it does have more viens between the bolt holes. Also the oil pump is driven off the crank on this, so the oil pump pulley is just now an idler pulley.
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/714rear.JPG
Engine bay stripped mostly...
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/stripped1.JPG
now the looms off the engine is ready to be lifted...
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/loomoff.JPG
engine crane in place... I had a very nasty accident with this crane later on involving my fingers being crushed !
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/crane.JPG
arj posing
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/lifting1.JPG
clear of the engine bay now
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/lifting2.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/lifting3.JPG
the new engine installed... lol
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/arjpowered.JPG
one very dirty gearbox off
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/dirtygb.JPG
on the bench
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/onbench.JPG
head off
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/headoff.JPG
got a bit carried away with the wire wheel on one of the pulleys
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/pulley1.JPG
and another
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/pulley2.JPG
clean up the engine bay a bit...
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/cleaning.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/cleaning2.JPG
grinding some of the rust away
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust1.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust2.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust3.JPG
http://www.reacthosting.com/summeh/willy/rebuild/rust4.JPG
I've just spent this evening grinding all the rust in the engine bay away. Kurust has been applied now aswell. Went to halfrauds and got a can of 449, this will be applied tomorrow night if I get time.
I've also been cleaning up engine parts, but no pics yet sorry. Plan to get the engine back in at the weekend, will post more pics as I progress!
Its been off the road 5 months, so can't wait to get her back!