Recent content by RopeDope

Boa Tarde Jorge. Nice to see another member from Portugal. Also an owner of a Jan 79 BJ40, nursing him along and enjoying the fun. Bought it in Oporto and drove it all the way to Lagos - just about got there.

This is from the B engine manual. The area is where the white patch is next to the exhaust port.

Duncanrm - not sure if there was ever a Welch plug in there. Each exhaust manifold port has one adjacent to it. The FSM just shows a white patch. Agree a plug might be a solution - going to pull the head and see if there is any tracking marks across the gasket. Also see where this is coming from...

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Just spotted a coolant leak coming from above my crankshaft breather plate and next to the exhaust manifold. There are a row of holes and coolant is running out of one of them. Any ideas where it is coming from? None of the others are showing anything. Checked the manual and it doesn't show the...

I'll be watching this one with interest. Currently nursing an old B with unknown mileage along and have a 15b-ft on my wish list.

Duncanrm - currently connected the hoses together with a bit of piping so it bypasses the cooler. When you do a search on the cooler it shows there are plugs available for the inlet and outlet, one just below the thermostat housing. Temporary fix but at least I am mobile. What I am after is...

Well my oil cooler is toast as its corroded so much internally its continually leaking on the water side. Cant source a replacement without paying stupid prices which can't justify. Currently isolated the radiator side but oil getting warm. I am planning on putting an aftermarket oil cooler and...

Got to ask where you sourced the imported 15b from Japan. Looking at putting one in a 40 and checking out options. So far either an old tired work horse from a scrappy or a decent Japan import. Any tips appreciated.

Really. Nobody has done a work round to the oil cooler?

Well due to the PO's aversion to using coolant and my de scaling activities the oil cooler on the B engine sprung a few leaks. I have spent ages welding up numerous pin-holes and now have it back on. Can't seem to source a new one, and online searches show them at crazy prices. What else has...

Attached a couple of screenshots. Will see if I can find the link. Set to 10°

Cheers Gengis for the info. Found some finished liners advertised honed to 95mm. The tool I got fab bed up by an old Mechie is similar to the SST.mtime for a bit of pondering on this one. Was also thinking about replacing any bearings and got a handy local parts place who will sort me out what I...

Time to sort out the blowby and poor compression issue on the old boy. Getting fed up with the mist when stopped in traffic. I do plan on replacing the engine later on when I have time and funds to strip it down. Until then need to eek out the life of the current engine. Would it be wise to try...

A double thanks. :cheers: