www.fastmarinamagazine.com

I know where that is and its rare model being a 2ltr HLS estate

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Found out what caused the engine to tight ,
It was 2 big end bearing caps on wrong way round , I didn't realise there was a right and wrong way , you live and learn.

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Cylinders honed out , new main,big end bearings and piston rings fitted, and a nice shiny sump fitted, but got to come off again as its quite tight, takes a fair bit off force to get moving but once moving it gets easier, but still not as easy to turn as before strip down, As this is the first engin...

Engine all stripped down ready for new bearings. And one snapped main bearing bolt, which weirdly came out ok although felt loose , didn't know it was snapped unitl it fell apart in my hand. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210815/26ce614f1c093c011e6f6bdd3d38a7a1.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.c...

I have spare 1700 lying around although dont know how good it is, dont think it's seized. Will have to check. Im currently rebuilding a 2000 O series engine to back in my marina. But I will be keeping the original 1700 that came out, see the thread about Gold mk3 Sent from my SM-G981B using Tapatalk

Quick update , Managed to save the block ,drilled the wonky hole out with an 11mm drill then tapped it out to 1/4in bsp for 2 reasons 1: its the biggest tap i have and 2: Being a Gas/Plumber engineer i have lots of bsp plugs. Fitted and old water pump and drilled a 5mm hole in to the plug as its not...

1 step foward 5 back , 3 broken water pump bolts and 1x broken block trying to get 1 out

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Certainly a good company all the bits i ordered arrived today

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tathoarder wrote:Nice work Lee, what did you use to paint the engine bay?

Thanks just used Rattle cans mixed to match the paint code then clear coat lacquer over that

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https://www.fwthornton.co.uk/search?filter=true&search=austin+ambassador Might help. These people were very helpful when I needed parts last year. Thanks , forgot about the Ambassador. Another lead i got was some of the Rover 820's had the O series in. Sent from my SM-G981B using Tapatalk Thank...

ClaytonSpeed wrote:https://www.fwthornton.co.uk/search?fil ... ambassador

Might help. These people were very helpful when I needed parts last year.

Thanks , forgot about the Ambassador.
Another lead i got was some of the Rover 820's had the O series in.

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Great work there, and well done with the 2 litre, they go really well. For future reference I have quite an assortment of new bearing sets and I am pretty sure there are standard sets there. Best luck. Thanks Kilroy im still keeping a look out for bearings, whilst the engine is still this far strip...

Thanks im leaving the shells alone as they well within tolerance plus standard size ones proving hard to find.

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And now starting on the 2ltr Engine, looks like the main bearings and big ends are all ok. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210619/4f944c11e6a1096980650909515a84b6.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210619/0f1dd3a6d69dc88d525b21147338f880.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210619/124cf3244...

Removed rear axle, replaced pinon oil seal, new rear springs and poly bushes, new shock absorbers, and had a look inside my fuel tank. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210619/2688ad871666c87343bf769711635dee.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210619/68be13951aaabffca25be68d25ffd266.jpg https:/...