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[Andy B]

At the very least you should have taken it to the nearest fly tip

The Recycling Centres are all closed round here and surprise surprise there was a report on the local news last night about the increase in fly tipping. 

Someone local must've been having a clear out of their kids stuff as there was a baby walker, child's car sat & other toys dumped in a nearby car park 

[ronnyd]

At the very least you should have taken it to the nearest fly tip

The Recycling Centres are all closed round here and surprise surprise there was a report on the local news last night about the increase in fly tipping. 

I've been biking around the local minor roads for my exercise and the amount of rubbish in gateways and lanes now is a disgrace. 

[JamesV6CDX]

At the very least you should have taken it to the tip

That’s actually a good point - I don’t think the bin lorry has been yet, so I shall recover it and store it in the garage until the tips reopen

[Doctor Gollum]

 

[YZ250]

How long before you get the parts to see if your good work has paid off?  Here's to hoping it's been a success.    It'll fly with the new dpf. 

[Raeturbo]

If you recover it keep it some heavy metals there

[JamesV6CDX]

How long before you get the parts to see if your good work has paid off?  Here's to hoping it's been a success.    It'll fly with the new dpf. 

Head set has arrived. Might start reconditioning the head today

[omegod]

I assume you know that the shit you removed has a decent scrap value

Even when highly contaminated with diesel and oil and god knows what? I just chucked it all away

Yeah, around £100 worth of precious metals

[Marks DTM Calib]

There is jack all of value in a DPF, its just ceramic composites, its CATs and SCRs that have valuable metals in them.

And you shouldn't need to do anything to keep the ECU light off, its only a temperature and pressure sensor which can be left connected

I still say you need to get those injectors sorted, your piston failure was not foreign body caused, its overheated

[JamesV6CDX]

I still say you need to get those injectors sorted, your piston failure was not foreign body caused, its overheated

Agreed. I’ve got a recon injector for no4

You can actually see having taken the glow out that the tip didn’t break off, it melted!

Once the car is running I’ll do a leak off test on all of the injectors.

I’m regretting giving the valves a lap though. So far 50% of the exhaust valves I’ve refitted let a drop of liquid through when left overnight, so are coming back out. Only used fine paste too!

[Marks DTM Calib]

I still say you need to get those injectors sorted, your piston failure was not foreign body caused, its overheated

Agreed. I’ve got a recon injector for no4

You can actually see having taken the glow out that the tip didn’t break off, it melted!

Once the car is running I’ll do a leak off test on all of the injectors.

I’m regretting giving the valves a lap though. So far 50% of the exhaust valves I’ve refitted let a drop of liquid through when left overnight, so are coming back out. Only used fine paste too!

Clean the valves and valve seats really well after lapping, often its just a tiny amount of crud causes them to leak, particularly if you managed to achieve a clean light grey lapping ring on the valve and seat 

[JamesV6CDX]

The head is now fully rebuilt. Will clean the mating surfaces and start the top end rebuild tomorrow

[JamesV6CDX]

I should add, changed all 16 stem seals, too. I was worried that the ones on Cyl no4 in particular with the heat it was subjected to, won't have been very well!

[STEMO]

Probably a good thing you bought this. Keeping you busy during the lockdown. You may find yourself doing it indoors this week, rain forecast.
Looking good 

[dave the builder]

I should add, changed all 16 stem seals, too. I was worried that the ones on Cyl no4 in particular with the heat it was subjected to, won't have been very well!

Always wise to swap the VSOS while it's in bits ,well done James 
looking forward to the start up video