Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

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Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by Minter » Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:56 am

Here starts an intersting little project!.. Some of you may remember Tim's thread about his seized 500 and jumping up and down on the kickstart with 17 stone to no avail!

Heres why!........

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The head came off fairly straight forward, just one head nut was heavily rusted and rounded. Nut spliter and a chisel sorted that one!

Tim had kindley filled the cylinder with oil weeks ago and with my breaker bar on the flywheel unseized the piston..

The cylinder was another challenge as the dowels that mount cylinder and head were well rusted to the cylinder..

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Eventially with much heat, pry bars and cups of tea the cylinder was free!

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New piston, maybe oversize and see what can be done with the cylinder, some wet and dry and honing may sort it.

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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by Wirralman » Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:39 am

Gary,
You do seem to like these easy jobs :lol: :lol: :lol: It sounds and looks like you're enjoying yourself. I'm sure we'll all watch progress with interest.
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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by Greybeard » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:33 pm

Thats what happened to Jim when trying to remove his 350 cylinder, except he knackered it :roll:
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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by TDIPower » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:35 pm

Good to see that rough knocked together transit frame is holding up :)

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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by bth2bth2 » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:48 pm

lovin these rebuilds gary, good job you have a few to go at :lol:


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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by chippy1 » Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:28 pm

Well done Gary,
And keep up the good work :D
Your pictures are great and informative
For us mechanically inept.
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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by Minter » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:03 pm

Patience and cups of tea pay off in the end!

I hope there is no patent on your transit frame Pete! I'm going to copy it for shipping engines and one will form the base of my engine test rig!

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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by TDIPower » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:54 pm

It was all I had about. I would have put bits up the front with a brace across the top (like the back) they would have made handles.
Could do with a drip tray in the base then it could all be wraped in cling film for shipping.

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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by StackerMel » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:37 pm

You must have half a dozen on the go. I am sure we are glad you are in the club.

You did say you do Bombadier as well didn't you???? :lol: :lol:

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Re: Tim's Seized 500 Engine Rebuild

Post by pupster » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:42 pm

...I reckon it could be time for Gary to give up the day job & enter the wonderful world of self-employment!.....Go on Gary!.... ;)
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