The new adventures of Brownnova. Abject failure.

[mercedade]

I've had a Proper Old Fella come out and fit a sert/helicoil to replace the threat in my supercharged Mini with great success - his view is that if done properly, the repaired thread is about 40% stronger than original. Happy to share details - he's mobile in the North West, but don't know how far into Wales he'd venture.

[Mally]

I was going to suggest just swapping the head. But after watching this, maybe just swap the engine.

 

[Stinkwheel]

3 minutes ago, Mally said:

I was going to suggest just swapping the head. But after watching this, maybe just swap the engine.

 

Id agree, swap the head. The gaskets etc needed are minimal. It will always help an old 2CV engine to have the 'spectacle' pushrod seals changed etc and the old head can be repaired much more succesfully when removed, then you have one to go back on the engine you stole the head off. Stripping a spare engine also gives you good practice for the main job

With a 2CV wing off you dont even need to remove the engine from car.

Go on, you know it makes sense 

[Mally]

In theory yes, no head gasket. and admittedly the lomax engine is stuck out in the weather, but did you actually watch the video?

[Matty]

4 hours ago, Mally said:

In theory yes, no head gasket. and admittedly the lomax engine is stuck out in the weather, but did you actually watch the video?

I just did. It's like a list of things not do do. Tiny nuts with 12 inch adjustable. Knocking shite out of a casting covered in cooling fins with a mallet. Winding studs out with vice grips.

I'd give him a bell @brownnova and ask him when he can do yours. 🤣

 

 

 

(I get the point though Pete. Things tend to be worse than they first appear)

[brownnova]

Two other factors with the existing engine: 

- snapped manifold stud 
- oil leak (which whilst not MoT failure levels has slightly increased over the past 5 years) 

However, any spare engine I use will need a bit of a check over anyway, as to my knowledge neither has run in over 20 years! One certainly looks that way.

In the short term I’m going to focus on the brakes of the green one, in order to help get one on the road for the summer. If the Yellow one needs more work, I can focus on that in the summer holidays once I have sorted the garage out better!

However, of course, my actual likely course of action is just to buy another car and then moan in 2 years that I’ve not done anything with these ones! Which reminds me, I have a man to phone about a car for sale… 

[hairnet]

21 minutes ago, brownnova said:

 

 Which reminds me, I have a man to phone about a car for sale… 

[cms206]

40 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Which reminds me, I have a man to phone about a car for sale… 

Have you bought it yet?

[loserone]

How about now?

[brownnova]

😆😆

Not yet… 

[Sunny Jim]

What's keeping you?

[brownnova]

The 5 hour round trip to go and view! 

[cms206]

3 hours ago, brownnova said:

The 5 hour round trip to go and view! 

Pfffft.

 

Shitebag.