Engine Build - Blog and Questions
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:26 pm
Morning all - By way of introduction, my Elan project is back on, having started and moth balled it an embarrassing number of times over an embarrassing number of years. Car is 26/3853 so is a late S1 with some S2 body components.
Anyway, I am into the engine assembly and will put update posts up here as it progresses, and ask questions of the learned community as I go.
The engine is an L Block with long stroke crank and the short pistons. Machining / measurement is all complete and the assembly has begun - crank and pistons in :
Next steps will be the rear seal, front plate / timing cover etc... oil pick-up and sump to complete the bottom end and it can be flipped over.
Which brings me to a question, I have 7 timing sprockets which all seem like they are interchangeable for the jackshaft and camshafts, so I'm wondering if I should just choose the 3 best ones or if I am overlooking a detail and trap - photo below of the items I have:
Any guidance on which ones to use and on which shaft (jack, inlet can, exhaust cam) would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Ben
Anyway, I am into the engine assembly and will put update posts up here as it progresses, and ask questions of the learned community as I go.
The engine is an L Block with long stroke crank and the short pistons. Machining / measurement is all complete and the assembly has begun - crank and pistons in :
Next steps will be the rear seal, front plate / timing cover etc... oil pick-up and sump to complete the bottom end and it can be flipped over.
Which brings me to a question, I have 7 timing sprockets which all seem like they are interchangeable for the jackshaft and camshafts, so I'm wondering if I should just choose the 3 best ones or if I am overlooking a detail and trap - photo below of the items I have:
Any guidance on which ones to use and on which shaft (jack, inlet can, exhaust cam) would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Ben