Exhaust sealant cack found!
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Exhaust sealant cack found!
Hmm, had a slow saturday so decide I'd clean + repaint my exhaust manifolds while I wait for the rest of the bits to turn up so I can actually fit the engine in.
Anyway, got one manifold off and was seriously surprised to find some hardened sealant type stuff used instead of the gaskets that I expected. bit of a pain to clean off, but that's not the bit that worries me. Some of the ports were seriously clogged - one had lost almost 30% due to excess sealant when the manifolds were fitted.
I actually managed to get hold of the engine builder (long story to those who know so won't go into it) - who said it was proper exhaust sealant after me ranting "what's this bathroom shite you've used here then?!?"
. . . more annoyingly he confessed that the block I have is not the one I paid for - so NO top hat liners!!!!! The bad news never ends!
Anyway, got one manifold off and was seriously surprised to find some hardened sealant type stuff used instead of the gaskets that I expected. bit of a pain to clean off, but that's not the bit that worries me. Some of the ports were seriously clogged - one had lost almost 30% due to excess sealant when the manifolds were fitted.
I actually managed to get hold of the engine builder (long story to those who know so won't go into it) - who said it was proper exhaust sealant after me ranting "what's this bathroom shite you've used here then?!?"
. . . more annoyingly he confessed that the block I have is not the one I paid for - so NO top hat liners!!!!! The bad news never ends!
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not as far as I know, and it won't happen (well, not from me anyway). Given his personal situation I'm trying to work with him rather than go through the courts or turn up with six mates and cricket bats - that doesn't work to well and generally makes things worse.
I now have the number of the company that was fitting the tophat liners, as they have my old engine mounts apparently (meh, having just spent £50 on some new ones ) which are still on the block.
well, if I can get hold of that short block then I'll at least have something to show for what I spent.
As for the exhaust manifolds + heads, I'm gonna have some fun doing some DIY port-matching when I get some gaskets. The heads are already supposed to be stage 3, but I doubt it . . .
I now have the number of the company that was fitting the tophat liners, as they have my old engine mounts apparently (meh, having just spent £50 on some new ones ) which are still on the block.
well, if I can get hold of that short block then I'll at least have something to show for what I spent.
As for the exhaust manifolds + heads, I'm gonna have some fun doing some DIY port-matching when I get some gaskets. The heads are already supposed to be stage 3, but I doubt it . . .
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Hmmmm.... Mr L still refuses to answer his phone when I call him. Sorry to hear you're still having issues Chodjinn, but I'm now at the stage where I'd break a camshaft and look for something considerably heftier, like a crank with torque convertor still attached, maybe even the whole bloomin' gearbox!!
I'd love to work with him but he's not giving me the option, presumably as he knows how far away I am!
I'd love to work with him but he's not giving me the option, presumably as he knows how far away I am!
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Hi Chodjinn, he owes me money - for repair work to an incorrectly re-linered block, part of a complete engine he supplied. Oh, and loss of earnings as a result of it being immobilised in the workshop preventing me from taking in any other paying work for a week!
Now, to be honest and fair, the rest of the build was good (as I found out when I had to strip it for remedial machining) with the exception of the bathroom sealant in the rear main caps instead of the correct cruciform seals! He'd also shown excellent communications up until roughly 2 weeks after the engine failed last August/September time. "Send me the invoice" he said, and since then no contact!
Same happened to a mate in North of England - exact same failure of a recent engine. Same thing happened, invoice sent by owner (after I'd built it properly for him!) and no response!
He has stuck his head "above the parapet" since then on the "off-roader's rantpage forum", but only briefly and has since gone to ground again.
I was unaware he'd changed his mobile number - I'd be extremely grateful for it if you wouldn't mind PM'ing me?
Now, to be honest and fair, the rest of the build was good (as I found out when I had to strip it for remedial machining) with the exception of the bathroom sealant in the rear main caps instead of the correct cruciform seals! He'd also shown excellent communications up until roughly 2 weeks after the engine failed last August/September time. "Send me the invoice" he said, and since then no contact!
Same happened to a mate in North of England - exact same failure of a recent engine. Same thing happened, invoice sent by owner (after I'd built it properly for him!) and no response!
He has stuck his head "above the parapet" since then on the "off-roader's rantpage forum", but only briefly and has since gone to ground again.
I was unaware he'd changed his mobile number - I'd be extremely grateful for it if you wouldn't mind PM'ing me?
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