Cam Belt Horror Stories

[Levonsrealm]

Thanks to the both of you.

I have bought 5 litres of that coolant myself. Awaiting arrival.

The cylinder head looks great. Was a heavy bugger bringing it home on the bus.

rebuild is on pause until I await delivery of a tophat seal for my water pump.

I think once I rebuild it ( with heater fully open) I am going to bring it up to temp on deionised water first just to make sure there are no leaks. No leaks; drain once more then refill with 5050 mix.

I will keep you all posted with how it all goes.

The valve hushers are here. I just need to save up some dosh for a valve shim remover. I may have to leave this task until later in the summer once funds allow. It will cost me another rocker cover gasket. So be it.

[Levonsrealm]

quick update for today, I used fine sand paper to remove the remaining gasket on the block.

On the near side of the block there is a bolted in sensor between cylinder 2 and 3. The bolt head is rusty.

I am thinking of replacing this bolt. Any advice as to what this sensor is with through bolt?

My poorly educated guess is it may be an oil sensor.

[Chris1Roll]

Originally Posted by Levonsrealm

quick update for today, I used fine sand paper to remove the remaining gasket on the block.

On the near side of the block there is a bolted in sensor between cylinder 2 and 3. The bolt head is rusty.

I am thinking of replacing this bolt. Any advice as to what this sensor is with through bolt?

My poorly educated guess is it may be an oil sensor.

I suspect that'll be the knock sensor.

If you remove it, you will need to do it up to the correct torque (with a small torque wrench) as if it is too tight it will sense normal engine running as 'knock' all the time - as I discovered when I was much younger!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Levonsrealm

quick update for today, I used fine sand paper to remove the remaining gasket on the block.

On the near side of the block there is a bolted in sensor between cylinder 2 and 3. The bolt head is rusty.

I am thinking of replacing this bolt. Any advice as to what this sensor is with through bolt?

My poorly educated guess is it may be an oil sensor.

Originally Posted by Chris1Roll

I suspect that'll be the knock sensor.

If you remove it, you will need to do it up to the correct torque (with a small torque wrench) as if it is too tight it will sense normal engine running as 'knock' all the time - as I discovered when I was much younger!

I would tend to leave it well alone.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Levonsrealm

Thanks to the both of you.

I have bought 5 litres of that coolant myself. Awaiting arrival.

The cylinder head looks great. Was a heavy bugger bringing it home on the bus.

rebuild is on pause until I await delivery of a tophat seal for my water pump.

I think once I rebuild it ( with heater fully open) I am going to bring it up to temp on deionised water first just to make sure there are no leaks. No leaks; drain once more then refill with 5050 mix.

I will keep you all posted with how it all goes.

The valve hushers are here. I just need to save up some dosh for a valve shim remover. I may have to leave this task until later in the summer once funds allow. It will cost me another rocker cover gasket. So be it.

I feel for you bringing the cylinder head home on the bus - but then we have all been there (or similar) and it will have been a good learning experience. I suspect you would rather have just changed the cam belt and left the manifold studs well alone (but everything is easier with hindsight - that is part of the learning experience :-).

Did you buy a set of hushers? I wish I'd known, they almost always come free with a head gasket set so I probably have a spare set I could have mailed to you. No matter, I'd perhaps shelve that job for the time being. If you decide to do it in the future drop me a line and I'll mail you my shim remover as long as you promise (double dog dare promise) to send it back once the job is done.

If the water pump seal wasn't leaking previously you could probably just move the pump up a bit and spread a bit of WRAS grease on it.

Good fortune, this classic car ownership is fun, isn't it?

Alan

[Levonsrealm]

consider the knock sensor left alone!
Thanks for the tips gang.

Yes you are exactly right! The most expensive set of manifold studs I have ever bought hahaha.
I DID buy a set of hushers. The project is indeed shelved for now and I certainly will take you up on that deal in the future. Thank you.

I did buy another top hat seal for the Waterpump. There were no issues with it but it was beginning to crack on the outer lip and so thought it best to change it.

I ordered a new top hat seal from a place in the Netherlands.
I also bought some new headlight wipers, headlight washer jets and a pair of headlight wiper holders.

The deionised water arrived today, and new motor oil!

Classic car ownership certainly is fun indeed!

I really cannot wait to put my car back together. I must have been without it for a good couple of months now. If not three.

I rode to work today which I have to say was quite good fun indeed.

If anything this no car business has certainly been good for my health with all the extra walking I have been doing.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Levonsrealm

consider the knock sensor left alone!
Thanks for the tips gang.

Yes you are exactly right! The most expensive set of manifold studs I have ever bought hahaha.
I DID buy a set of hushers. The project is indeed shelved for now and I certainly will take you up on that deal in the future. Thank you.

I did buy another top hat seal for the Waterpump. There were no issues with it but it was beginning to crack on the outer lip and so thought it best to change it.

I ordered a new top hat seal from a place in the Netherlands.
I also bought some new headlight wipers, headlight washer jets and a pair of headlight wiper holders.

The deionised water arrived today, and new motor oil!

Classic car ownership certainly is fun indeed!

I really cannot wait to put my car back together. I must have been without it for a good couple of months now. If not three.

I rode to work today which I have to say was quite good fun indeed.

If anything this no car business has certainly been good for my health with all the extra walking I have been doing.

... it will be good to have your motor car working well for the winter months though

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Levonsrealm

consider the knock sensor left alone!
Thanks for the tips gang.

Yes you are exactly right! The most expensive set of manifold studs I have ever bought hahaha.
I DID buy a set of hushers. The project is indeed shelved for now and I certainly will take you up on that deal in the future. Thank you.

I did buy another top hat seal for the Waterpump. There were no issues with it but it was beginning to crack on the outer lip and so thought it best to change it.

I ordered a new top hat seal from a place in the Netherlands.
I also bought some new headlight wipers, headlight washer jets and a pair of headlight wiper holders.

The deionised water arrived today, and new motor oil!

Classic car ownership certainly is fun indeed!

I really cannot wait to put my car back together. I must have been without it for a good couple of months now. If not three.

I rode to work today which I have to say was quite good fun indeed.

If anything this no car business has certainly been good for my health with all the extra walking I have been doing.

Is the 240 running and riding again now?

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Levonsrealm

consider the knock sensor left alone!
Thanks for the tips gang.

Yes you are exactly right! The most expensive set of manifold studs I have ever bought hahaha.
I DID buy a set of hushers. The project is indeed shelved for now and I certainly will take you up on that deal in the future. Thank you.

I did buy another top hat seal for the Waterpump. There were no issues with it but it was beginning to crack on the outer lip and so thought it best to change it.

I ordered a new top hat seal from a place in the Netherlands.
I also bought some new headlight wipers, headlight washer jets and a pair of headlight wiper holders.

The deionised water arrived today, and new motor oil!

Classic car ownership certainly is fun indeed!

I really cannot wait to put my car back together. I must have been without it for a good couple of months now. If not three.

I rode to work today which I have to say was quite good fun indeed.

If anything this no car business has certainly been good for my health with all the extra walking I have been doing.

Did you finish putting the motorcar back together Levonsrealm?

I enjoyed your story about bringing the repaired cylinder head home on the bus and wondered how you were getting on with this little job.

[Stephen Edwin]

For anyone bringing a cylinder head home: mine was easy in a shopping trolley. Some years ago. That worked for me by train. Now that I am nearly a grown up, by bus, and by for example some ferries, one can use a bus pass. Free transport. :-)

Stephen