Well another week of a miscellany of tasks completed.....
I started with having a go at cleaning out the crankcase breather oil separator but after cleaning it out I found the membrane was perished and split. A new one was ordered.
Crankcase oil separator by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
I then fitted the ground connection between the engine and the chassis. This is the main chassis ground point.
Wiring by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
I then started to re-assemble the inlet manifold that had been stripped, cleaned and parts repainted. I refitted the idle control valve and the new crankcase breather oil separator with new seals. The fuel tank breather connection has been plugged as I'm not using it. (centre of the picture). The vacuum hose to the fuel rail pressure regulator is split and perished so will have to be replaced.
Inlet manifold by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
More parts had arrived in the post so I could complete the heater plumbing hoses.
Heater plumbing by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Then back to the wiring, I drilled a hole and fitted the car looms ground connection.
Wiring by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Moving on, I started thinking about refitting the camshaft cover. Since the engine has not run for many months I coated the cam lobes with a liberal layer of engine assembly paste to prevent any damage on the first start before the oil pressure is up.
Engine prep by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
I had temporarily fitted the Inlet manifold to check clearances, etc. I had to modify the bracket under the front end of the manifold as it was just fouling a bit on the oil pressure sensor. A quick mod on the angle grinder and all was good.
Inlet manifold by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
I've also refitted the dipstick with a new o-ring seal and then fitted the fuel supply hoses from the hard lines up to the fuel rail.
Fuel supply by
Sabrebuilder, on Flickr
Good progress last week but there'll be a short pause now while I repair and repaint the grandkids playhouse
More updates in about two weeks time....
...peter