Loads of fun today, more dismantling. Water pump is off and a new one will go in. Managed to get all the pulleys off down to the base of the crankshaft. Main seal looks as though it’s leaking and accounting for all the grime at the bottom end. Oil pump also leaking, so I’ve removed it and will rebuild it. Same for the tensioner (notice the perished rubber boot). I now have good access to give it all a good scrub Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Great work Greg. Have you done a compression and leak-down test? Might be worthwhile since you're this far dismantled, probably only an hour away from hoiking the engine out.
Some things I’d rather not know about! I have the crankshaft locked at the moment. Once I get the bottom end cleaned up and new seals put in, belts will go back on and I’ll refresh the top end, new plugs, wires, distributor bits etc. it will be easy to do a compression test then with all the manifold bits off. If the numbers are out of whack, I’ll just ignore them and let the next owner worry about it
Hey Greg do you have a photograph of how You locked the crank, for belt replacement purposes I presume? Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Porsche have a specific tool which I bought. These are someone else’s pics. Really easy to fit. No idea how to do it on a Sud, but Italians being Italians are unlikely to have made it easy Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ok that’s interesting(I wouldn’t ask being a gentleman, but everyone else wants to know how much it cost ) Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
I’m a gentleman I’d never ask the price or ask to see an itemised ledger of all costs to date Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Uhuh. You could be working instead, so there's opportunity cost, even though you'd rather play than work....it's still a real cost