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by ampwhu
Wed May 26, 2010 7:22 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

vasoline?
wouldn't LM grease be better?
by ampwhu
Wed May 26, 2010 6:44 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

ok then. i have it all in pieces now. i have purchased the gasket set etc... the new oil pump instruction say it needs to be 'primed' upon fitting. whats this mean? in the gasket set, there are 2 sets of tappet cover gasket. 2 cork and 2 rubber. whats best to fit? there is also 6 of the same gasket ...
by ampwhu
Sat May 22, 2010 10:38 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vibration over 40mph..
Replies: 6
Views: 1022

Re: vibration over 40mph..

bmcecosse wrote:Aye - must be so! Never had the 'pleasure' of the 803 box - thank goodness!
good fun if you have a good box though. (mines fine thankgod!)
by ampwhu
Sat May 22, 2010 8:57 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vibration over 40mph..
Replies: 6
Views: 1022

Re: vibration over 40mph..

bmcecosse wrote:Maybe the prop is worn ? joints loose ? I thought all the boxes had the same mount system - bit I could be wrong!
looking at the gearbox section on ESM's website, they state that there is a large mount for the 803 box, i can't see where that would connect on a 948 as the rear of the boxes differ.
by ampwhu
Sat May 22, 2010 6:43 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

10 cm play in the chain! Thats nearly 4 inches!!! Anything would rattle less than that! Why oh Why did you pay for flywheel bolts and carraige when a lump of 3x2 would have done admirably! Is your curious seal one of the old felt-in-a-steel-shell jobs, maybe? The standard type should fit straight i...
by ampwhu
Sat May 22, 2010 6:10 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vibration over 40mph..
Replies: 6
Views: 1022

vibration over 40mph..

i'm currently running an 803 box and i've been troubled lately. if i drive over 40mph, i get rumbling noise and lots of vibration from around my drivers seat area...... under the car. i'm guessing it's the gearbox rubbers.. it's not confirmed, but i can't see what else it is. i recently replaced the...
by ampwhu
Sat May 22, 2010 6:02 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

ampwhu, The timing cover that you have sounds like an original 948 with the felt seal. This never was very reliable, and it would be worthwhile finding a later cover with a conventional lip oil seal. The later seal will not fit into the felt seal cover. that sounds the right answer to me. if i were...
by ampwhu
Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

bmcecosse wrote:Can't tell if the head need any work till you pull the valves. They will certainly need grinding in.
ok then. so i may as well have unleaded valves fitted and be done with it?
by ampwhu
Tue May 18, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

No idea about your 'seal' - post up a picture! For duplex - you need better than 'brake drum screws' - you can't get them tight enough. Proper countersunk Allen head screws - 1/4" UNF are required. However - a duplex chain on a standard 948 is WAY overkill! And NO - don't drill holes in anythi...
by ampwhu
Tue May 18, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

No idea about your 'seal' - post up a picture! For duplex - you need better than 'brake drum screws' - you can't get them tight enough. Proper countersunk Allen head screws - 1/4" UNF are required. However - a duplex chain on a standard 948 is WAY overkill! And NO - don't drill holes in anythi...
by ampwhu
Tue May 18, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

No idea about your 'seal' - post up a picture! For duplex - you need better than 'brake drum screws' - you can't get them tight enough. Proper countersunk Allen head screws - 1/4" UNF are required. However - a duplex chain on a standard 948 is WAY overkill! And NO - don't drill holes in anythi...
by ampwhu
Tue May 18, 2010 10:45 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

10 cm play in the chain! Thats nearly 4 inches!!! Anything would rattle less than that! Why oh Why did you pay for flywheel bolts and carraige when a lump of 3x2 would have done admirably! Is your curious seal one of the old felt-in-a-steel-shell jobs, maybe? The standard type should fit straight i...
by ampwhu
Mon May 17, 2010 5:43 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

yes! what i did was order some flywheel bolts from ESM. i then got a steel bar and drilled 2 holes in it, that matched up with 2 threads. bolted the bar to the crank and hit the nut with the spanner on it once...... very hard. it came undone! i then levered off the pulley wheel easy enough. what i f...
by ampwhu
Sun May 16, 2010 10:11 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

Do you know anyone with a impact gun? A 1/2" pneumatic gun with a 1 5/16" AF deep socket will undo the nut in a few seconds!! If you can get the block to near Oxford next weekend, I will very happily have a go for you with the above!! thanks for the offer, but i'll have to try another way.
by ampwhu
Sun May 16, 2010 12:02 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

Take the sump off and insert a block of wood to stop the crankshaft turning, put a ring spanner on the pulley nut, and wallop it with a big mallet. As a slight refinement to this, use a long piece of 3x2 to jam the crank at the timing cover end, and also to use as a lever. Then use a 3/4" driv...
by ampwhu
Sat May 15, 2010 11:06 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

Re: timing chain cover removal.

bmcecosse wrote:And in future -best loosened when the engine is in the car - spanner on the bolt head and press the starter!
does that apply when you aquire the engine whilst not attached to the vehicle?
by ampwhu
Sat May 15, 2010 11:25 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: timing chain cover removal.
Replies: 46
Views: 8177

timing chain cover removal.

morning gents, i am currently overhauling a 948 engine and am having trouble getting the timing cover off. the engine is sitting on a workbench and the head has been removed. i've knocked back the locking tab and tried undoing the starter nut. the flywheel and rear plate are removed as well. i've no...
by ampwhu
Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:32 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: servo's
Replies: 5
Views: 1018

Re: servo's

thanks ror the possitive and negitive replys.

i do indeed have discs and won't to fit a servo. a mini manifold it shall be.

thanks.
by ampwhu
Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:08 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: servo's
Replies: 5
Views: 1018

servo's

evening gents. i want to fit a servo to the car. i intend to fit one that doesn't have it's own reseviour. meaning a remote servo???

now i can plumb the brake pipes ok, but whats the best way of connecting it to the inlet manifold? or can i buy a manifold with the adaptor already there.

thanks
by ampwhu
Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:46 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: fitting a 948 engine
Replies: 14
Views: 2327

Re: fitting a 948 engine

mike.perry wrote:John Evans (advert in Minor Matters) supplies a 1098/803 shift conversion. Perhaps if you contact him he will advise whether the conversion is possible on a 948 box.
how would i contact him. whats minor matters?