removing oil screen and more, sorta.....
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:22 am
Hi all, I thought I'd done a post on this, but cant find it so Ill start again...Im into my 79 engine and ready to split he cases...first signs arent promising- its full of accumulated oil and clutch plate crud and the oil screen is mostly blocked......
But my questions are 1] how is the oil screen held on? Screw on or push on? I dont want to be wailing on it and doing the wrong thing......and
2] how does one split the cases on an engine that has never been apart- Ive accounted for all the bolts and removed the requisite number [all of them], but she still wont separate....So far I have it apart about 1/64" using gentle applications of about 4 putty knives all the way around but it wont go any further...OR.....is there a bolt under the oil screen I cant see?
Heat next?
Thankfully I have some good local resources which I will be able to tap into- Im afraid this engine is going to be costly to fix. Ive already got a broken and missing cam cap to replace, pistons aren't great, alternator appears to be 50% missing and so on.....
But my questions are 1] how is the oil screen held on? Screw on or push on? I dont want to be wailing on it and doing the wrong thing......and
2] how does one split the cases on an engine that has never been apart- Ive accounted for all the bolts and removed the requisite number [all of them], but she still wont separate....So far I have it apart about 1/64" using gentle applications of about 4 putty knives all the way around but it wont go any further...OR.....is there a bolt under the oil screen I cant see?
Heat next?
Thankfully I have some good local resources which I will be able to tap into- Im afraid this engine is going to be costly to fix. Ive already got a broken and missing cam cap to replace, pistons aren't great, alternator appears to be 50% missing and so on.....