So as we escape the arctic and start to have weather that allows human survival I'm beginning to plan a very large project, I almost venture to call it a partial engine rebuild. Serenity has always had two major problems, she leaks oil, and she always has water in her oil. The oil leak is coming from around the front cover and I assume the oil in the water means headgasket. Since these are two jobs that need to be done together i plan on doing them at once, and since the front cover will be off, I figure it's a perfect time to replace the timing chain and rails. My basic plan is...
- Strap chain to cam sprocket
- Remove sprocket after aligning timing marks
- Remove head allowing cam sprocket and chain to pass through
- Remove front cover
- Replace Chain rails
- Reseal front cover
- Install head with new gasket
- Reattach cam sprocket
- Roll in new chain
- Take a drive!
Does anyone have any comments on my plan or forsee an pitfalls, am I downright mad? If you were doing this would you work on the engine in place or pull the engine, do the work, and reinstall. Obviously the work would be easier with the engine out, but that does mean getting an engine crane and then there's that whole pulling the engine thing...
Questions? Comments? Snide Remarks?
01-19-2010, 09:47 PM
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