Red Turbo Esprit recommission project

[top-plumber]

[Andyww]

8 hours ago, 910Esprit said:

Be impressed if you get get cam cover gaskets completely leak free, dry, especially as they are only bolted down with 3 screws.   I use a small  bead  (1-2mm)) of silicone , applied very evenly with a gun, both sides of the gasket.

 

Yes always found that approach the best.

There are gasket manufacturers these days which can supply gaskets with a very small silicone bead pre-applied by machine. Wish someone like SJ would get on board with one of them to supply these for the cam covers.

[jonwat]

10 hours ago, top-plumber said:

 

I'm surprised at the misalignment of the turbo outlet & plenum intake??? 

[Sparky]

One I did some time back...

[jonwat]

 

16 minutes ago, Sparky said:

One I did some time back...

 

Edited January 14, 2019 by jonwat

[eeyoreish]

4 hours ago, Andyww said:

Yes always found that approach the best.

There are gasket manufacturers these days which can supply gaskets with a very small silicone bead pre-applied by machine. Wish someone like SJ would get on board with one of them to supply these for the cam covers.

I'll probably Wellseal the inlet gasket since I already did that on the exhaust. Hopefully it'll be OK but at least it's easy enough to replace if it leaks.

[top-plumber]

9 hours ago, jonwat said:

I'm surprised at the misalignment of the turbo outlet & plenum intake??? 

The turbo is only sitting in place ATM. When bolted up it is pretty good. ✌️

[Lotusfab]

Wayne, what sealant do you use for the cam carriers? Book says Loctite 504, but I believe this is very old. Face fit sealer is supplied by S and J. I think there must be something better? 

[eeyoreish]

On mine I've used Permabond A136, which I understand superseded the old recommendation for Loctite

Cheapest I could find was at PNM

[Lotusfab]

Thanks, that was my plan just wondered if everyone else was using the same stuff.

[top-plumber]

6 hours ago, Lotusfab said:

Wayne, what sealant do you use for the cam carriers? Book says Loctite 504, but I believe this is very old. Face fit sealer is supplied by S and J. I think there must be something better? 

A136 from PNM. Used it maybe 4 times now, never a problem. 

[Lotusfab]

Thanks Chaps.

[top-plumber]

So good progress today. S4 turbo bolted on and lined up. Water connections made and oil feed and drain connected. 

New rear brakes installed. So much easier than the awkward and heavy girlings. Straight on. Little bit of fettling on the legs. Didn’t take any pics of that. Hand brake cables should fit. Just need to open up the Ferrell hole a little. 

Gonna crack on before it gets too cold. 

[snowrx]

Good to know the VW rear calipers bolt up to an early car. Will you have to unbolt them to bleed them? It looks like the nipple ends up towards the bottom.

[Barrykearley]

Are these the funny vw callipers which have two bleed nipples ? One at the top and one at the bottom ??

[Steve V8]

Thems the female VW ones, two nipples and no hose...

[top-plumber]

The Calipers are handed L & R however that obviously depends where you look at them. Maybe I will try to swap them over. Good point chaps... 

[Andyww]

Hose clips on the driveshafts is different. Likely not an issue, just different  In theory maybe a slight imbalance but probably not enough to matter.

[Steve V8]

I've had many cars with jubilee clips on the driveshafts without issue, but it may be worth opposing the 4 fasteners @90 degrees to each other for the sake of balance.

[Gis]

Just out of curiosity; ISO recommends a balancing value of G40 for drive shafts. With an estimated 20 grams unbalanced weight sitting at approx 40mm distance to the rotational centre and a mass of 2kgs for the rotor assembly, it would limit rpm to about 1000 (95 kmh), so at least theoretically this could be felt. I assume most of you go a little faster than that. So it might be worth considering basic balance (distributing the clip heads around evenly as Steve recommends)  to prolong the lifespan of the joints. 

http://www.irdbalancing.com/assets/balance_quality_requirements_of_rigid_rotors.pdf

Another option is to reduce the unbalance weight itself. Straps instead of clips

 

[Chillidoggy]

I use suitably-sized nylon cable ties on my driveshaft boots. The weight is negligible.

[top-plumber]

I’m probably not gonna sweat it on that one fellas...👍

[top-plumber]

[Lotusfab]

Hi Wayne,

you may have seen on my resto blog I'm rebuilding the engine. I don't have the crank seal tools. Just wondering if you have any suggestions on how to put the seals back on? Thanks. Fabian.

[top-plumber]

10 hours ago, Lotusfab said:

Hi Wayne,

you may have seen on my resto blog I'm rebuilding the engine. I don't have the crank seal tools. Just wondering if you have any suggestions on how to put the seals back on? Thanks. Fabian.

Hey Fabian, 

not very scientific but I put the casting on a surface plate or something very flat and stable and then use a couple or blocks of wood to tap into place. Oil the mating surfaces of course. but with out a large fly press I couldn’t find another way. 

Other  than that find a workshop that can help I suppose. 

Hope that helps a little.