Our engine is in bits! - advice?
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Well, it's still in one bit..

Loads of thanks to Iain for his telephone tech support, and Tom for the flywheel puller. :)

Here's the pics:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/index.php?p=folder&id=42

check out that gloopy oil, and the sump plug magnet covered in metal!! :(

So, what should I do now? - buy another bottom end, or get this one fixed up?

your going to get loads of opions on this one , oil not the best colour , one pic has a pole stuck to the sump plug etc etc .
you need to get the main caps off and big ends a, have a good look at the shells , they tell a lot , look at the crank , knock the pistons out have a good look at them ....
better still take your bits to a good machine shop or someone you trust to have a look at them .

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

If i take the pistons out, do i have to get the bores re-honed?

yes /no it depends what you find .....if you strip the mota fully , more than likely you find worn parts and thats going to cost ? or ?? or lots of ??`s but the good side is you know it`s all good /new , bad side is the cost , you could end up spending a lot of money ...
why did you spilt engine in first place??

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

wolfie, the guy i got the engine from, said the small ends had gone, so i took it apart so i can send it away to Morspeed to get fixed, plus, he's doing the chambers in the head too, and its easier for him once its all apart :)

I dont have much dosh to spend.. :(

arh well wait for the doctors verdict .....

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

yeah, probably easier just to take it to Simon and see what he says :) can always just get him to chuck it i suppose!

Cheers bud.

im surprised at the gloopy oil mate it was only outside a short while and mostly was covered with binliner untill it got windy

same as mark mate pull the crank out and have a look

if the cranks ok but the rods are fucked then let me know and ill send up some rods that i have kicking around here somewhere

Can i take the crank out without taking the pistons and stuff out? - what tools do i need? I'd hate to get half way thru, and get stuck! :)

getting to the point where i may as well fork out for new pistons if i'm going to rebuild the engine myself anyway!

yes .take off timing gear, and main caps , then big ends,, remember to put caps back onto the piston they came off

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

Are you putting another cam in while you are there?

If you can find an MG metro(Not turbo,N/A) cam they work well for next to no money.

I suppose if we're going to rip it apart anyway, we may as well.. =) i'll see if i can find one.