Flaminia engine rebuild

[lancianut666]

Back on the stand at last.

[lancianut666]

Hi all
Just sorting everything out to start getting this engine back together and then in the car. Managed to get the conrods free from the pistons today.
Clarkey

[Mitka]

Wow very nice to follow the progress!

[lancianut666]

Hmmm....sure some posts have gone AWOL on here. Never mind update as follows the crank is with a local engineering shop but they were very dubious about taking the last two crankshaft plugs out so I'm waiting for them to give me a price. The web plugs are out and a new set has arrived from Italy. I have spent a couple of days firstly removing the broken drain brass banjo bolt and then cleaning the block to get it ready to put the crankshaft in when I get it back. Slight hiccup on the two remaining plugs was the fact that the front one was steel and therefore will be harder to get out if a screw remover is used (they always break when I use the so causing even more problems) and the back one needs a bush removing before you can get it out (this one is aluminium so should be straight forward)
I have spent a fair bit of time today going through all the parts boxes (ice cream tubs) making sure I have all the bits to put the engine back together and have re assembled the bottom end  (minus the crank) It is starting to look like an engine again. I also got a bit of rattle can work in on the oil filter housing (now red) and two of the engine mounts (now metallic black)
Clarkey

[lancianut666]

Gremlins!!! wrong pictures posted but I think they have come from the missing post...

[lancianut666]

now for some engine piccies

[lancianut666]

Hi all
Slow progress as cleaning the crankcase is a messy job but the combination of brake cleaner and the airline have removed a fair bit of the gunk etc from inside the water jackets. I will try to get the jetwash in as a final blow through after I get the bores and the oilways sealed up. Spent some time yesterday fitting the head studs by running a tap down the threads first. Still lots to do but it is a bit more engine like. Still have to get the front and rear crank plugs out as a local machine shop chickened out, I have a puller now to get the rear bush out but will need some step ladders to get high enough above the crank when it is in the vice to get the drill in for the front plug...fun and games!
Clarkey

[lancianut666]

Hi all
Finished the head studs but learned a lesson that the studs for the exhaust manifold sides of the head should be the shorter ones provided by Old Lancia Spares as the head is thinner here. Did some work on the sump as the gauze filter had a small hole in it so soldered it up and put it all back together. Also did some work on the oil filter housing cleaning the old gasket off and cleaning and lubricating the various slidey bits inside. Next job is to clean the oilways out and then we can look at putting the crank back in.
Clarkey

[lancianut666]

Hi all
I have had to do some serious gardening this week as I had nearly 100 hedging saplings to get planted as they had spent the last year in pots owing to the wet winter. last year. I have to clean out the oilways in the block so having a spare engine I thought it might be prudent to practise my technique on that before working on the one that has been rebored. I first drilled a pilot hole and tried the technique of hammering a Torx bit in and found that some other splined bits I had in my socket set were better as they had more teeth. As these plugs are not peened over once the splined bit had got a grip the plug was soon out. However the amount of swarf in the oilway was a concern so I will need to refine the technique so the hole drilled in the plug does not go all the way through and the splined bit is of a suitable size as the smaller ones just chew the aluminium of the plug up and are ineffective.
Clarkey

[lancianut666]

Had a go at refining the technique by only drilling a shallower hole and going for the biggest splined bit. I marked the drill with tape the depth to go down to.