engine swap

[jayjay101]

hi guys
ive got a very sick ex as my head gaskets are leaking and ive picked up a 2nd engine of chrisq with a slight chain rattle(ive fixed that) i couldnt help myself i had to paint it!!heres my ex

and heres the engine

its not finshed yet will keep you posted

 

[janolsson]

Nice blue. Interesting choice of black for the heads.
keep at it dude

 

[BIGHVM]

Well it had to be done mate- not sure I could have resisted either!
Hope she is a goodun for you.

 

[chrisquelch]

hi jay jay
intrested to know what the cause of the rattle turne out to be as it went away when it warmed up.
cheers chris

 

[jayjay101]

the front tenshioner is f##ked and the plastic on the guide is lose ive made up something to stop it moveing about ill get a pic up to show u.the rest of the motor its self is sweet and in really good nick

 

[janolsson]

Hey there
If you want to fix it properly the front tensioner can be bought for not a lot

It is $29 from tascaparts.com.(though at the mo its looking like tasca aren't shipping too quickly!)
I imagine its about £40-£50 from uk dealers. Small price to pay for peace of mind.

 

[jayjay101]

i thought that the 0012m kit came with a new tensioner?

 

[chrisquelch]

it does but not the guides

 

[jayjay101]

there fine but the tensioners not.ive just done it for peace of mind as there is a little play in the guide and when i had the chains done on my last engine this is were thay went.

 

[chrisquelch]

hi jay jay
hi have a new modified tensioned here but not the rest of the oo2m kit. can let you have it for £15 if you collect. cheers chris

 

[janolsson]

Bit of confusion here! The tensioner in the kit is the bolt type thing that screws into the head shown below

The front crank to jackshaft chain has a tensioner guide, shown in the photo in my post above,one side of it and a guide the other side. Below is a photo of the front of engine showing the guide on the left of the chain and the space where the spring loaded guide should be hence a slack chain.

Regards