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Feb 28, 2018 7:02 pm
Feb 28, 2018 7:02 pm
Subject: Re: V12 timing gears
Dear Laurence
Thanks for your reply and useful info. I plan to go and see Robin as there are one or two parts listed which I also need to see. The spigot has an oil feed behind it which feeds the idler gear bush and if the new gear was drilled from the outside teeth to the centre this could supply oil directly onto the teeth but I need to look into this in a bit more detail. I have the luxury of also having an S1 engine in pieces so can easily compare the two in terms of design change. We are stripping the engine completely and are looking how to remove the plugs in the crankshaft to clear out the hollow areas. The water cover plates are off and all loose sludge has been removed. The block will be dipped before reassembly to clear any lime scale and sludge deposits in the oil ways.
I am interested your car is close to mine. I'll look it up in the members list.
Kind regards
Charles
Dear Laurence
Thanks for your reply and useful info. I plan to go and see Robin as there are one or two parts listed which I also need to see. The spigot has an oil feed behind it which feeds the idler gear bush and if the new gear was drilled from the outside teeth to the centre this could supply oil directly onto the teeth but I need to look into this in a bit more detail. I have the luxury of also having an S1 engine in pieces so can easily compare the two in terms of design change. We are stripping the engine completely and are looking how to remove the plugs in the crankshaft to clear out the hollow areas. The water cover plates are off and all loose sludge has been removed. The block will be dipped before reassembly to clear any lime scale and sludge deposits in the oil ways.
I am interested your car is close to mine. I'll look it up in the members list.
Kind regards
Charles