Going through some old boxes of stuff, I've found two slim documents written by my dad in his days as an engineering student.
These are some pages from the first one. I think this must have been something he did for his first year practical work. (The reference to army leave was national service, taken before his degree).
![INTRODUCTION
a) Background
In June 1956 I bought a 1932 J2 MG Motor Car, It was in a poor
mechanically, In particular the engine ran roughly, burnt a great
of oil, "knocked" loudly and the valve timing mysteriously altered
time to time,
The first attempt at correcting these faults was abortive = 10
army leave proving insufficient, The engine was removed for a second
time in January 1957 and was back in the chassis and running in July 1957.
This Report deals with the second period, It describes some of the
problems I encountered and the measures taken to get the engine running
again,
b) Information Sources
It is not proposed to describe in detail the stripping and
assembly of the engine, Information and instructions were obtained from
"The Complete MG Workshop and Tuning manual" by W.E. Blower and
published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd. Advice was also obtained from
local enthusiasts and experts,
c) Cost
In deciding what should or should not be done, cost was the
overriding factor with time a secondary one, Most parts are available
for this engine but they are expensive,
d) Facilities
All stripping and assembling was done in a garage at home, The
usual hand tools were available, Specialist tools such as extractors
were borrowed from friendly garages, Machining of parts, welding, and
remetalling of bearings were done by a local engineer,
THE VALVE TIMING PROBLEM
a) Symptoms
i) The engine would run satisfactorily for a few miles, It
would lose power until eventually[...]](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/116/194/476/552/964/227/original/3f0aab614aefc206.jpg)
Finally replaced the one thing that was supposed to be the final fix on my car last night with some help from @Feroquill and it turns out that it wasn't that but the bigger problem. So, on one hand, I got to have a new experience. On the other hand, instead of it being a thermostat sensor, it's the entire thermostat. On the bright side, I think we can actually replace the thermostat ourselves instead of paying over $100 out of pocket to my mechanic. So at least there's that? *sigh* This is ridiculous. Also, I totally forgot to go get my temporary plates renewed today. So, I have to go do that monday. I am just full of win today.🙄 #carrepair
Took the car into the shop for some needed service and to fix a window that, when down, goes up 3/4 of the way and then back down.
Things to know:
1. Major car dealerships are 1, 1-1/2, 2 hours away. Mine is 1:40.
2. This trip is going to cost about $1100.
3. Mrs. Ref and I get to walk around the Big City while it’s being worked on.
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And a second for parts.
Not running.
A little rust.
Quick repair.
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Cross-posting this here in case there are any Car-stodon folks who have a thought as to what could be wrong.
'96 Toyota 4Runner with the v6, crank no start. When the key is in the ACC position the engine makes a constant clicking sound (in the video you can hear it.)
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Looks like the #Renault #Scenic 2 is leaking oil.
I was able to confirm my gearbox reverse light switch repair and gearbox oil change are not the source of this (gearbox still full, lowest spot of the engine is just at the gearbox darin plug thats why the oil goes there).
Cleaned the accessible bottom part of the engine, found that the gaskets of the oil stick failed so ordered a new one and found out that the oil is actually coming right from the top of the engine. To access this part, a special nut and a new air inlet gasket are required. Waiting for those now...
According to some online sources, the screws that hold on the cover are not sealed/tend to leak around the screw head. So just removing one at a time, cleaning the surface and reassembling them with a bit of "gasket maker" could fix this. Cleaning is useful anyways to find out where exactly the oil comes from if this does not fix it.
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I needed to change the bulbs in my headlights… so obviously that means I have to remove the entire front of the car to access them..
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Today's catch: Alfa Romeo 156 subframe, complete with anti-rollbar and with some rusty lower wishbones to go.
In my experience, the most consistent thing about car repairs is that you expect certain problems along the way, but the by far hardest part is always something you totally did not expect at all.
When working under the car, you expect tightly rusted bolts and grime. There were a couple of tight bolts here but nothing out of the ordinary. What I did not expect is the amount of trouble getting this 20-30kg piece down. Getting it back in place is no doubt going to be fun, but you'd think it would come *down*, right? Not this one, strangely tangled in the rest of the suspension. Probably missing a trick or two here, this being the first time for me.
As a side note, I've been warily eyeballing those lower wishbones for years now, expecting the MOT engineer to complain about them, but they were a ridiculously tight fit still. Going to replace them nevertheless, along with the anti-rollbar bushings, while going through all this trouble...
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Spent some quality time down there preparing to lower the front subframe of one of our Alfa 156's, wrestling with stuck bolts of various sizes. And actually looking forward to continue tomorrow.
Stresses I did not want to deal with today. The tire I had repaired the rim bent again. Now I need to look at getting a new rim and new tires. That’s going to be an expensive time.
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