Redwarf Posted October 6, 2003 Report Posted October 6, 2003 Fook, on your car we could do a head replacement in under 2 hours, all things going well. The quickest I've seen a head off and on on a K motor was 45 minutes. Timing chain could take a bit longer, but is also achievable.... anything is possible! :blinks: Cheers R Quote
Medicine_Man Posted October 6, 2003 Report Posted October 6, 2003 if you really want to get serious do it all in one hit, it would take a weekend though.. Quote
demuire Posted October 6, 2003 Report Posted October 6, 2003 Rob: That quick? Wow... I would assume that would be with a replacement head (and not taking the head off and fixing it up and putting it back on)? Well Jamie recons if I'm going to take the head off and do the timing chain I might as well also spend an extra $100 or so on a cam grind (but that would mean having the car off the road for a bit). Maybe after I get the 35 running - so I have another drive car - I'll fix it all up :blinks: Or maybe I'll do it now... Anyone have a spare cam? :) Quote
Redwarf Posted October 6, 2003 Report Posted October 6, 2003 If we're fair dinkum it's a day job for everything. And that's with change over head. (Of which I have a number of spares...) I think I have a number of camshafts around, too. No, you can't have my Wade 169x cam. :nono: Cheers R Quote
Medicine_Man Posted October 6, 2003 Report Posted October 6, 2003 Justin, the head wouldn't take long.not a whole weekend 3 hours tops i was talking about doing the timing chain as well Quote
Redwarf Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 What's all the excitement with timing chains? I've only ever changed one, and that was when I built a new motor. I have never heard of one letting go.... Cheers R Quote
demuire Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 Oh wow, hehe maybe after a days work Pinky will go so well that I'll forget about even the KE35! :blinks: I've never heard of a timing chain letting go in a K motor either (have heard of timing belts letting go in other engines, some with rather disastrous results), but I'm guessing all that rattling and stuff can't be good... Who knows, maybe my tensioner's just worn or something. How does one "fix" problems with a valve stem seal? Replace the valve? Rehone the valve seats? Quote
Redwarf Posted October 8, 2003 Report Posted October 8, 2003 I agree with doing belts every 100000k, but timing chains on K motors don't generally give trouble. If it's giving a problem (noisy), no worries, whip it out and change it, but changing it for change's sake is not worth it. Unlike a belt, chains are really "talkative" and will let you know when they flog out. They give you a lot of warning. I'm only trying to save people from work. :blinks: Valve stem seals: they're a little rubber seal that prevents oil from flowing down from the top of the head, down your valve stems, and, therefore out your exhaust. To replace them means removal of valve springs, and, to be honest, if you're going that far, you may as well do the whole head. I have a guy in Redcliffe who does all my heads. Cheers R Quote
TOMsGPTurbo Posted October 8, 2003 Author Report Posted October 8, 2003 how much could hey do mine for ? Tom :blinks: Quote
demuire Posted October 8, 2003 Report Posted October 8, 2003 Hmm, sounds like a lot of work :blinks: *lazy lazy lazy* :) Quote
Redwarf Posted October 9, 2003 Report Posted October 9, 2003 QUOTE (TOMsGPTurbo @ Oct 8 2003, 09:19 AM) how much could hey do mine for ? Tom What have you got? R Quote
irokin Posted October 9, 2003 Report Posted October 9, 2003 ok whos got a MIG welder (arc too possibly...but might not work) need to weld up some holes in my muffler...muffler putty just aint cutting it would like to put a TIP on there too. Theres a carton of beer in it for ya :blinks: Quote
demuire Posted October 9, 2003 Report Posted October 9, 2003 I have a MIG, I won't claim I can weld though. But if you want I can give it a go, I've welded all the holes on the 35. I can most probably tack a tip on. Maybe. I dunno :blinks: Quote
irokin Posted October 9, 2003 Report Posted October 9, 2003 hehehe...can't be any worse than my attempts at arc welding...damn that shit aint easy *curses rods getting stuck to work surfaces* can't really make the muffler any worse than it is...I have a GTi Swift muffler here I can replace it with anyway...just the power loss it would bring isnt something I'm looking forward to :dry: rather keep that for when the AE86 comes Quote
demuire Posted October 9, 2003 Report Posted October 9, 2003 Okay cools. So is the muffler still on the car? or... Just cause well, welding upside down is even harder than welding the right way around... I don't know if I can bring the welder to Robs place tho, just cus the gas bottle doesn't quite fit in Pinky... Quote
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