Paul's 2.1Sd manual K47BAN. The early years.

[sdelasal]

'If you fit longer bolts to a short threaded head, the bolts will bottom out before the correct clamping force is reached, so the gasket will leak.'

So do you know if it is the head that is different on earlier engines - i.e. thinner so shorter bolt needed - or the block i.e. head bolt holes are more shallow?

[citroenxm]

ANYWAY, enough of this Bio stuff, this is NOT This thread!!!!!

Back onto track, todays lastest work:

Got the clutch fitted and the gearbox back on, and generally got the engine back together and rebuilt with turbo and lower inlet all on, and hoses connected up around the engine.

Then attention to the engine bay. While the engine was out I wanted to just clean up a couple of ends.

PAS Pipes a tiny bit corrosive, so a clean up and application of Kurust ... and also long the top face of the subframe too...







Then I spotted under the rear lower engine mount point a load of crap around the mount..







So off with the mount to clear it out, and even after this time, it was STILL wet and damp.. not got for a Rot point of reason.. All cleared out, and Kurust applied.. NOTE in the second picture down its all cleared up and clean!

Just for piece of mind...



Nice new matching belts on the Aux side of things..

So now, awaiting for me to now put it in the engine bay and plumb all back in!

[Dieselman]

No half measures there Paul.

[citroenxm]

Half measures??? Sorry will im a bit thick...

[Dieselman]

A full job being done.

[citroenxm]

Right right..

OF Course we do things fully Will... NEED to impress and be right then with HOPE no comebacks and nothing to hide!

[Charles M]

This is top notch stuff Paul. But for the nuts and bolts involved I would say it was riveting stuff.

(may I borrow your hat and coat Citrojim?)

[citroenxm]

Ohhhhh wwwwwww come on guys.. thats enough lol..

If anyone needs a white coat, that will be me.

Wish I wasnt selling her really, but, we have a deal, and I dont back out once cash has swapped hands. So I must follow through.

As per my other blog on the H red SED, Im now undecided what to do with her!

[kingp]

Fix her up if it costs less than a week of work and 1/2 her market value. If not then it's another parts whore

[CitroJim]

Fix her up if it costs less than a week of work and 1/2 her market value. If not then it's another parts whore

Quite, my thoughts exactly and Paul, you're doing a great job there. It's going to be a corker when it's done

Charles, I have plenty of coats