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... Should I be using a primer? Ive got heat resistant paint from ESM (I think) and just thought that a non heat resistant primer could ruin the finish.

TIA.

Ask the paint supplier!

Thanks

Just spoke to ESM and they confirmed that there is no need for primer with this paint.

Well - never used primer there myself - but then I just use enamel paint not special heat resitant paint!

You don't normally need heat resistant paint, as far as I'm aware the exhaust manifold is the only bit that would get that hot.

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Looking smart!

It's a tad too light!

Only joking.

bmcecosse wrote:It's a tad too light!

Only joking.

Oh don't!

as long as you dont say that about the paint im throwing on the engine bay!
How has it got from; getting the car on the road, within 2 hours the bottom end dying, drove the car about 4 miles the next day then pulled the engine.
Now the engine is in 1 million bits and im about to prep the engine bay, then repaint it!

Oh and ideally I want the car running next Sat!

I know what you mean, I told my brother I'd freshen up an engine for his old bmw and swap them over. Cue one half built engine on a stand, 4 cylinder heads in bits, one very leaky gearbox on the floor and parts everywhere.

turns out that its infectous! Theres a certain ROB MATE! who will be posting pics soon ;)

I took a mates engine out to replace the clutch, the engine was running great no smoke, not using oil. We decided to remove the sump, to clean it out and check the bearings. Result one rebuilt engine, rebore, the lot. How the ell it ran so well in the condition it was is amazing. By the way, I use etch primer then engine enamel.

XDB wrote:I took a mates engine out to replace the clutch, the engine was running great no smoke, not using oil. We decided to remove the sump, to clean it out and check the bearings. Result one rebuilt engine, rebore, the lot. How the ell it ran so well in the condition it was is amazing. By the way, I use etch primer then engine enamel.

I took Lintilla's engine out last week to replace the clutch and decided to remove the sump to check the bearings... Result a partial rebuild (new bearing shells, oil pump, timing chain). Luckily the bores aren't bad and the crankshaft is virtually perfect. It can't have helped that the dished plate was missing from the oil filter (replaced with a repair washer) and the oil & filter obviously hadn't been changed for a very long time.

The surprise was that the clutch plate and thrust bearing weren't badly worn despite the adjuster rod having no more thread left. I'm going to try replacing the linkage.

alex holden wrote

adjuster rod having no more thread left.

Had the same problem alex, there are at least 2 different length rods, the one off my 948cc box was longer than a 1098cc one.

alex_holden wrote:The surprise was that the clutch plate and thrust bearing weren't badly worn despite the adjuster rod having no more thread left. I'm going to try replacing the linkage.

If I was a betting man, which I'm not. I would put money on it being the brass bush on the end of the clutch linkage shaft.

I had the same problem on my traveller and found this when I took it apart.

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Looks like thorough prep! Excellent, I look forward to the finished article.

ask and ye shall recive!

The primer turned out to be a touch thin in places so silly me decided to make sure it didnt happen on the top coat... que the runs! (only 2 I think but they should wetsand out
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