john1950 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Handle gives away age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 Thanks for advice once I get to bottom will advise, but funds needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike30841 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 If the oil pump had failed the oil light would have lit up before the engine cut out. The fact that the camshaft will rotate 4 times (which presumably equates to 2 turns of the crankshaft) strongly suggests a problem with the valve train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike30841 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Try taking off the rocker shaft and remove the pushrods - keep them in order by pushing them through a piece of cardboard and number them. Turn the engine over on the starting handle. If it still locks up the problem is probably with the camshaft/followers. If it now turns freely the problem lies with the valves. A dropped or broken valve could jam the engine if the combustion chamber is small enough, I suppose, but logic suggests it would lock up on one rotation of the crankshaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 8 hours ago, mike30841 said: Try taking off the rocker shaft and remove the pushrods - keep them in order by pushing them through a piece of cardboard and number them. Turn the engine over on the starting handle. If it still locks up the problem is probably with the camshaft/followers. If it now turns freely the problem lies with the valves. A dropped or broken valve could jam the engine if the combustion chamber is small enough, I suppose, but logic suggests it would lock up on one rotation of the crankshaft. Many thanks, just need to get time and help from the mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 8 hours ago, mike30841 said: If the oil pump had failed the oil light would have lit up before the engine cut out. The fact that the camshaft will rotate 4 times (which presumably equates to 2 turns of the crankshaft) strongly suggests a problem with the valve train. I need to go back and re-read all this thread and the similar thread concerning this engine alone (this is more the vehicle recovery to home base). My understanding is that it is the crankshaft that you can rotate almost 4 times (in other words not quite a full cycle). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Ruxy Heres the link, all the information I have is on the 2 threads, didn't think I get as much on this thread, thr description is from my Mechanic who is a good one Richard Edited March 11, 2018 by Surveyor spellin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Chill and refocus, At least it is on your drive out of harms way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks for the reminder , confirm is - almost 4 turns of camshaft (not crankshaft). Brain dead just now with sinus infection , can't stay in house popping Paracetamol , may as well kill myself converting pallets into Micky Mouse concrete shuttering , now if it were on my drive - I would have to sockets & spanners out in preference LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Nothing wrong with a bit of woodwork, mind your fingers just the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 5 hours ago, john1950 said: Chill and refocus, At least it is on your drive out of harms way. Yes as my drive is slightly up hill had to persude recovery to back up drive, he was great and thanked his company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, ruxy said: Thanks for the reminder , confirm is - almost 4 turns of camshaft (not crankshaft). Brain dead just now with sinus infection , can't stay in house popping Paracetamol , may as well kill myself converting pallets into Micky Mouse concrete shuttering , now if it were on my drive - I would have to sockets & spanners out in preference LoL Thanks, the coffee and bacon butties are ready, lol will call him tomorrow as he is doing Mother's day Edited March 11, 2018 by Surveyor additional info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Sounds as if some bits in one combustion chamber have rearranged themselfs and now there is not enough room for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Just now, john1950 said: Sounds as if some bits in one combustion chamber have rearranged themselfs and now there is not enough room for everything. Think ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Still cant get hold of mechanic, the part he turned is in the photograph, yes learning I know, the "Nut" is 41mm if that helps Mechanical idiot Edited March 18, 2018 by Surveyor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 41mm , daft size to a Imperialist - but correct for std. 25mm dia. fixing , blame so called 'fully metricated' Series 3 engines, originally the thread in end of cranks were 1" Whit. So - crankshaft turns is the best clue, bated breath wait ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Head still has to come off I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 22 minutes ago, john1950 said: Head still has to come off I think. Yes just getting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Here the wind is straight off the sea, today it is bitterly cold. No work outside today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 17 minutes ago, john1950 said: Here the wind is straight off the sea, today it is bitterly cold. No work outside today. 2 inches of snow where I am in Fife and the cold wind, good thing was once paths clear of snow they dried out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 2" overnight here. Today is a easy day , yesterday 'I started so I will finish' - it stopped snowing - so I started concreting , bit of a % increase in cement thinking it will generate a bit more heat if freezing overnight. First barrow load I was in a horizontal snow blizard from the east and was still in it when tamping off , but at least I got it covered at dusk - mid-Weirddale in spring LoL , son 1 had to return from Staveley via. Tebay/Carlisle / Hexham then A68 - as A66 closed. I again told him - more like I recall every winter long before you were born - you have still to see snow in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Saw a clip on BBC yesterday of Exmoor sign post for Wheddon Cros sburied up to the top. Yep! Been there seen that, in 1978. Ridng a 16 hand horse up the side of Dunckery Beacon, looking down from horseback, idily wondering what the green blobs in the snow where. Top of the railings at the side of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Just heading up the road past Inverkeithing and over took a scarp car lorry, it had a full load on the bed and was towing one which front end was undrivable, did have the plates of the lorry on it, so that makes me wonder if we have some one know if they have an exemption for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 It would be on a spectacle lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 2 hours ago, john1950 said: It would be on a spectacle lift. Now you've said it yes, so I assume 2 wheels off the road makes it a trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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