Rsedmonds

I’ve got a complete head gasket set from Erling and the bolts are BGA.

that’s the baby, for the sake of £5 I’ve ordered on today. Thanks

Hi guys just a quick update with a few pictures. I’ve now had the head skimmed as it was warped and out of spec so is looking the bees knees now. Oil poured into the barrels as a trial and it sat there for over a week and I ended up scooping it out with rags 😂 Sonic cleaner and carb clearer bought along with head bolts and gaskets. Sump removed and oil pickup removed. With all that bought I thought it was time to get the pistons out and give them a clean and measure the con rod shells. So with that in mind here’s some measurements and pics. The con rod shells to crank gap all measured roughly the same of 0.2 which according to the Haynes manual is showing little to no wear and the crank shows no damage either. The pistons all removed and again showing little wear to no wear. 2 out of the 4 pistons have been in the sonic cleaner and though when removed the looked fine (to me) the ring are moving more freely and go deeper into the piston cutout than the previously did. So that’s where I’m at right now but I’m going to be cracking on with it over the next few weeks. Just have one question, where can I get a oil pickup gasket for a 1.6 EEA engine?

Hi, I'm out in vienna doing my husbandly duties so no physical progress. I have however got carried away with the creditcard while I’ve been here and bought a sonic cleaner and carb cleaning fluid and a **** load of parts for when i return. I did put a little oil on each bore and before i left (48hrs later) there was no movement in any. Realistically movement is going to be slow going due to work and xmas commitments but hopefully it will be sorted by new-year.

I agree, the idea of having a sonic cleaner is very appealing but my useage would be once to twice a year. Don’t get me wrong, I would love one but I have limited space to store it. That said, If I find once locally at the right price I will snap it up but realistically the plan will have to be a degreaser/detergent worked in with a tooth brush.

looks like I’m going deeper into an engine than I’ve ever been but I’m up for the challenge. What alternatives are there to using a ultrasonic cleaner as I don’t have one?

Hi guys, I’m new to the forum after buying a cheap pick up with a 1.6 engine swap with a plan to slowly get it back on the road and do some learning on the way. So with that said I’ll start with the issues I see and slowly (with your help) work my way through them. Firstly it smokes, it’s starts slowly but as the engine warms up the smoke gets heavier. It’s white smoke with a sweet smell. But the cylinders are covered in oil (picture below) is this what I’d expect to see with a blown cylinder head gasket? I’ve taken some compression reading of the engine both hot and cold and again attached a picture, do they look right? Thanks in advance Rob