Iltis engine pull from Bosnia

[Matthew Reid]

Hey Stuart

First thing I would do is check to make sure nothing is warped with a straight edge.

If that checks out put a new head gasket in and away you go.

If the head is warped get it sufaced.
If the block is warped you will have have to strip it so they can re-surface it.

As for seals and gaskets since you got the motor out and it has sat since the mid 90's I would replace them all. Nothing would suck more than to get it installed and find a balance shaft retainer O- Ring leaking Or the rear main (that would really suck)


Matthew

[Lynn Eades]

If you dont pull it to bits then put some oil in the sump and roll her over on the floor so that you get a bit of oil up around the gudeon pins.
Another thing you might consider is if you need to machine the top of the block, run a fillet of grease around the top of the pistons to seal the bore. Then clean it carefully after machining.
Maybe the head missed a retorque?

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Stuart Fedak

(my Honey-do-list has reached "paint the bedrooms"........)

Cheers!
Stuart

Here is the trick to putting off painting the bedrooms: Tell her that it is too nice to be indoors painting, and that you should do those kind of jobs in the winter when you are stuck in the house anyway.

Then, in the winter when she reminds you to paint the bedrooms, you point out that the fumes will be really bad and that you can't open the windows as it is too cold outside, and the paint will not cure properly if you were to open the windows.

The next summer you can try and start the sequence all over. Longest it worked for me was 3 years with my second wife.