JEBB4’s Prelude BB6 SiR

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:54 pm

Great work. Yes a magnet can be really helpful catching the collets.
Might be worth stuffing something in the top of the oil galleries nearby, before compressing each spring?

Post by **JEBB4** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:13 am

wurlycorner wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:54 pm
Great work. Yes a magnet can be really helpful catching the collets.
Might be worth stuffing something in the top of the oil galleries nearby, before compressing each spring?

Yeah I was trying to put loo roll in there to stop em going down but some are pretty tight for space around the springs…
Had a drama last night, had one go missing and thought it had found its way into the engine possibly into the sump I thought

Was not looking hopeful, made a special magnet on a ball chain (like you get on the little fishing rods for the ducks at the fair ground), just had a go with that and no luck then all of a sudden I spotted it!! It had ejected out of the head and was sitting on the injector wiring but under the plastic cover

thank god for that..
I’ve ordered a h series specific bolt on valve spring compressor now to try avoid anymore but clenching

Post by **JEBB4** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:45 am

Got the new tool,

Works well, sadly have not had the enthusiasm to get this finished yet… hopefully this week

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:25 pm

Fancy!

Post by **simonc** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:23 am

Great thread to read through with lots of little tips. Superb work, @JEBB4

Post by **JEBB4** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:35 am

simonc wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:23 am
Great thread to read through with lots of little tips. Superb work, @JEBB4

Thanks mate, it’s been a slow process but last night I finally finished replacing all 16 stem seals, now I need to order timing belt kit and build back up

Post by **JEBB4** » Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:13 am

So it’s been a busy couple of months, had people over here in Aus from back home and we went back to the UK for 3 weeks, was interesting taking a 10 month old and a 2.5 year old toddler on 14hr and an 8 hr flights (each way)

But finally got the parts ready to put this back together last week and started to put it together this long weekend…
Took the Cams and assembly to work to clean it all and fit new seals… can seals were in bad shape!

Also put new crank seal in

Put the main belt on loosely last night so I’ll continue the reconstruction today

Post by **JEBB4** » Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:42 am

Finished this off today…
Timing belt on..

Manual tension I used..

Balance belt on…

Are these the original plug leads???
If not they are genuine leads that were done a long time ago..

After that was done I knocked the dust off it and drove it, all ok, no crazy smoke out the exhaust anymore either

Next on list is interior refresh which is much needed as the mold has got to it recently…

And two more for good luck

nalla · Post by **nalla** » Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:11 pm

Looks like a job well done.

Once the interior is spick and span, something to be proud of.

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:24 pm

Lo

Look's great

Except for the mould

How long had it been left ?
Cheers for posting

Toadster