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Finally got around to having a look at the donk in the ute last night - did a compression test and got these results 150 , 150 , 150 , 150 , 145 , 150 .

Me mechanic mate had a good look at it and half of the valve stem seals are either buggered or half missing - on a head that was supposedly recoed

Looks like a trip to the bloke who did the head up with a lump of 4x2 is in order next week

The harmonic balancer is cactus too - where do I get one of them from ??? Are they available new/repro or do I grab one off one of my wrecks ?

Use a red motor harmonic balancer .

Trev wrote:Use a red motor harmonic balancer .

Really ? they fit do they or are you taking the mick ?

Apparently they fit. The one on my car is red...so that means it's certainly a red motor one But seriously i don't see why anyone would bother painting a grey motor one red so i reckon that's what it is

Blacky wrote:

Trev wrote:Use a red motor harmonic balancer .

Really ? they fit do they or are you taking the mick ?

They fit, I have one on the wagon .

You just have to make sure you knock the Balancer on far enough .... as the the Spigot is usually much shorter on the red motor Balancers, and needs to go on to a position almost touching the timing case cover.

Steve

red motor balancer will not fit grey motor you can buy one that will fit grey motor looks like red motor one from bursons or rare spares

sloth wrote:red motor balancer will not fit grey motor you can buy one that will fit grey motor looks like red motor one from bursons or rare spares

Thanks Sloth, my mistake, thought it was a red Balance

Anyway, the new red looking Balancer for Grey's has the shorter Spigot.

Steve

We bought two from a pretty good seller on ebay.

Ebay - 150497326502 Good people to deal with and much cheaper than Repco even with postage from memory and I think they are Aussie made too

While you're replacing the valves are you going to do the red motor valve conversion ?

Might be worth a look

Dave Mac

vmx-mxr wrote:We bought two from a pretty good seller on ebay.

Ebay - 150497326502 Good people to deal with and much cheaper than Repco even with postage from memory and I think they are Aussie made too

While you're replacing the valves are you going to do the red motor valve conversion ?

Might be worth a look

Dave Mac

Already got red motor valves , went to AAP this morning and ordered a balancer - will be here tuesday

Guess that would explain why it was running so badly. I'd be throwing the head through the window then introduce him to the 4x2...

Blacky wrote:Finally got around to having a look at the donk in the ute last night - did a compression test and got these results 150 , 150 , 150 , 150 , 145 , 150 .

Me mechanic mate had a good look at it and half of the valve stem seals are either buggered or half missing - on a head that was supposedly recoed

Looks like a trip to the bloke who did the head up with a lump of 4x2 is in order next week

The harmonic balancer is cactus too - where do I get one of them from ??? Are they available new/repro or do I grab one off one of my wrecks ?

I bought a RECO head from a shop in Armadale - 2 weeks later it was pulled off to find 2 bent valves, and I didn't flog it

Dodgey stuff - I hope you get yours sorted!

Well - the valve stem seals were buggered but that wasnt all that was cactus unfortunately , so we yanked the motor and stripped it down.

The bores were as smooth as a babys bum and the tops of the pistons were all covered in oil -




and the head looked pretty bloody ordinary for a head that was recoed about 1000 kms ago ......





Will order a new set of rings tomorrow

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