Scoota G

Top of the page buddy

398 post and nearly two years and thats the first time i've been told off... not a bad ratio

Necessity is the Mother of invention... and you going to get your <<edited crude word>> Ass kicked.

Hey buddy i've a spare reconditioned alternator if you wish to use it for a test.

So what about when you shave the head and shim the cam towers?

Um cause i did it. :/

Guess what i've been doing?

I think i should take a mould of it and then modify the top so there's no bumps and close off the cap then do it in fibreglass.

I wouldn't talk to Craig like that, he's a good man.

Good stuff. Got that one for a good price.

When the bores become worn, part of the flame can wash over the piston rings and cause them to break because of excessive heat.

This isn't a Thread Hijack you've just flown it into a building.

Ok so the engine is disassembled and in at the machine shop where it's going to get; Acid cleaned/ dipped A rebore to 30-40 thou Resize rods Balance crank, flexplate balance etc The top of the block decked Modification to the crankshaft (as well as a linish) New pistons fitted

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Anyone spotted these? Strange wording on the listing so it won't show in a lot of searches. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320375815221&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching

I went from Ballarat to Swan Hill and back on boxing day last year. A 800 Kay round trip.

The pistons had broken rings when i first took them out and i should have replaced the pistons at that time. They're just worn but i only did a new set of rings to pass EPA test. Plus as Dale says i'm not exactly light on the Accelerator. Also the bores are probably a bit ovalish so it's off to the engine reconditioners to get an assessment and rebore to suit the L28 type flat top pistons. This may be what caused the rings to break but any other suggestions are welcome.

Work is rained out today so i've got the pistons out. As i suspected all the top rings were broken and on number 5 it tried to escape. I'm rebuilding the motor with new flat tops, rings, bearings, timing chain, camshaft etc etc etc.

As some of you may be aware i had some trouble with my engine on the way back from the Grampians. I was cruizing along nicely but the engine was a little above half on the tempreature gauge, sulio and craig were catching up behind so i passed dale and gave the Zed a reasonable amount of throttle up to just over 5000 rpm in top gear. Apon entering the next town i noticed a irregular tapping sound coming from the engine and after Lurch and i removed the tappet cover, found (as suggested by lurch) that a lash pad had been thrown. We replaced it but after driving off the engine was popping through the exhaust. At this stage we were about 70 clicks out from Ballarat so i kept going and as soon as i got home removed the spark plug of which the electrode had been bent closed, naturally this could only mean one thing. Something had come adrift.

I did a final compression check before i ripped her out. 1 2 3 4 5 6 73 115 70 120 100 80 But i won't start talking about it on this thread, i'll strike up a new one. It's still warm on the engine stand too :-\ I'll post some more pics of the trip later.

Oh and there are these too

Seperated at Birth

Yea i think so too 1/2 of the Ballarat crew are on target.... havin a car like the Z is about sharing it's beauty with the broader community. But anyways we will go away and be full on ROCK STARS for the weekend. LOl