Monday 25 May 2020

She lives!

So many parts to put back, rough sequence:

- Cam cover with new gasket
- Exhaust manifold with new gasket
- Thermostat to water rail housing with newly cut gasket
- Water temp gauge sensor
- ECU water temp sensor
- Water rail
- Plugs and HT leads
- Coil connector
- Oil breather

- Cam belt middle cover
- Alternator bracket and alternator
- Water pump pulley
- Aux belt tensioner bracket
- Aux belt

- Inlet/plenum arrangement with new gaskets to the head
- Air temp sensor
- Accelerator cable
- Throttle position sensor
- IACV cable
- Fuel rail and injectors
- Injector and cam sensor loom

- Various cable tie stand offs for all fuel lines.

- Refill coolant
- Coolant cap off to monitor bubbles
- Cam sprocket cover off to monitor cam belt tension after running

....all set...


Ignition - turnover - engine fires and runs.

Oil pressure comes up immediately.

Water temp rising slowly - at around 90ºC indicated (means nothing since the gauge is not calibrated) the fan comes on - and importantly goes off. Pre head gasket change the cooling system couldn't hold the temperature down so this is a good sign.

Coolant hoses staying flexible - no longer over pressurised from combustion gases.

No white smoke from the exhaust.
On turn off just a hiss from the cooling system - no spewing into the overflow bottle.

That will do for a first test! (video)
Some project.


RESULT - She's alive!


No guarantees yet - needs a road test once the CV19 lockdown is relaxed in Wales!


Addendum
All good disassembly/assembly projects should end up with a few extra parts - this one is entirely intentional. I couldn't remove it without cutting the connector off because of the alternator bracket. It isn't generally connected or used on a Zero/Emerald combination - although if it is a thermostat the emerald does support multiple temp inputs?

Not needed and no longer fitted.

2 comments :

  1. Such good news Richard. I would recommend an oil and filter change. Excessive temp and potential water mix might suggest its past its best?

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    1. Cheers George.
      Agreed - I was planning to do a little more running, tighten the aux belt etc then an oil change and check the front oil filter on the sump.

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