Hi Kees
Yes, it was more of a partial (and amateur!) rebuild. I had blown a piston,
so I removed the head, cleaned up, replaced the pistons and exhaust valves
and put it all back together (with the original bearings). I did, however,
mark up and photographed absolutely everything to ensure it all got replaced
in exactly the same place and right way round. I didn't use any assembly
lube but I did drown everything in engine oil. Not one for the purist I
suspect :-)
Best wishes
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Oudesluys [mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl]
Sent: 29 September 2010 16:17
To: Paul Leeks
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net; robertduquette@sympatico.ca
Subject: Re: [Healeys] oil pressure relief valve
Paul,
Did you rebuild the engine exactly as you took it apart?
What I mean is this:
You did not swap around bearing shells or piston rods or its caps did
you? Nr 1 rod is still nr 1 and nr 6 is still nr 6?
If you did not put back the parts in the same spot and in the same
orientation as they were before, you can be in dire trouble.
Did you use assembly lube when you put the engine together?
Kees Oudesluijs
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