My new ride

Especially the one behind the flywheel:I

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Does that mean i need to remove the flywheel in order to get to it? Or is it just a complete bugger? How do i remove the core plugs? Is it a case of stabbing them with a screwdriver, then tapping new ones in with a socket?
 
Flywheel is easy to get off, just four bolts. Big screwdriver and a hammer is all that's needed to get the old plugs out and as Tim says a suitable socket is ideal for putting them back in. Just don't make the same mistake I did and prize out the welsh plug that covers the end of the camshaft thinking it was a big core plug[8)]

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Excellent, thanks Panky :) i shall order new core plugs, a sump gasket and a rocker gasket. Anything else you recomend whilst i am there? I am wondering whether i should get a fresh waterpump too whilst i have it in pieces? Or are they pretty much bulletproof?
 
Here is the offending article, and the gunk you are likely to find behind it[xx(]

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And here's the other dodgy one I found along with the tool I developed for removal/relace;)

http://66.129.69.181/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=241&whichpage=44&SearchTerms=back of the garage

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quote:
Originally posted by Paul Oliver

Excellent, thanks Panky :) i shall order new core plugs, a sump gasket and a rocker gasket. Anything else you recomend whilst i am there? I am wondering whether i should get a fresh waterpump too whilst i have it in pieces? Or are they pretty much bulletproof?



They fail as much as any, no harm in having a spare:)

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Ohh that looks yummy! Gonna enjoy scraping out all of that! Thanks for the photo :)

The waterpump is the unit at the bottom of the engine yeah? Wont i need a puller or some kind to remove the fan pulley? It just looked like a sod to replace in situ so i would rather do it now than later if thats the case. Please forgive my naivity but i really do know nothing about engines haha!
 
No puller needed, just four bolts holding the fan onto the water pump flange.

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Ordered:
Oil filter
Sump gasket
Rocker cover gasket
Core plug set
Waterpump rebuild kit (in the hope that my casing is ok, i know the pump functioned fine before)

Should come tomorrow :) Looking forward to cracking on with it

Now where can i get a replacement bolt set? An assorted pack of imperial nuts and bolts would suffice wouldn't they?
 
I think Martin M. has the bolt sets, but if you can source them locally why not:)

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You'll have to measure the water pump bolts, not sure if the correct size is include in the set and there are probably quite a few you won't need. Is there a Websters near you, they are an engineering suppliers and stock alsorts of goodies:p

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I ordered a full hose set off Martin as all of mine were cream crackered! Functioned fine whilst the engine was in there, but once i tried to remove the radiator, they just fell apart!

Most of the bolts i have are ok, its just the odds and sods really. We have a local (ish) nut and bolt place, maybe i will just swing by there and grab a few :) Not sure what the name of the place is though!

The ebay place do a smaller kit: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170-PIECE-5-16th-UNF-NUT-BOLT-AND-WASHER-KIT-/150661869545?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item231425afe9 which is temptingly priced...
 
Well Martin, Speedies, and that bolt supplier all delivered very quickly to me! Tomorrow i shall get on with unbuilding, cleaning, painting and rebuilding the engine!
 
Some more gaskets, thermostat and a new waterpump (my one had a hole, dead bearings and a cracked impeller) on their way to me... also need to collect some of that metal filler weld stuff to repair my thermostsat housing! £120 for the thermostat casings new, craaaaazzzzy expensive! So hopefully i can restore what i have got now.

Subframe is now painted! Hopefully start building that up tomorrow, which will be a good feeling:) will be nice to see at least one thing going back together haha!

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Engine is mostly red (although looks pretty patchy and rubbish haha), freshly painted black sump fitted with new gaskets and a general clean is making it look 100x better than it did! I think the red has added 20bhp easily.

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Core plugs fitted, no thick gunk behind! Was really impressed, just a teeny bit of skank that some radiator flushing will sort out :)

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Decided it was about time to do the final strip down on my old toledo that i have had sitting about so that i can scrap it along with some other stuff (saab 9k and mk3 golf estate) to raise some commer funds, so thats donating a few parts potentially such as the fans (may be a little too deep though, i don't know how much room i will have)

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Tomorrow i hope to finally get stuck into rebuilding underneath the commer and getting familiar with my welder again! I have 1 more week until i go back to uni, so i really do want all the underside front completed and reassembled before i return...pretty big effort for somebody who can hardly walk right now, as well as doing it with just me, some jacks and my engine crane...yay
 
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