Austin's 1977 Tintop Camper

[Kooper271]

To put a valve grinding paste on the top of the jug and put it in the head and twist it back and forth to help it seal better. Obviously you would want to clean all traces of the compound off before assembly. I've never done it and haven't run into any problems, although I usually only put a few hundred miles on a bus before I flip it.

Thank you!

[wwebner]

I do this every time. Kinda like lapping valves. I also use a thin bead of anaroebic sealer.
I know I spelled anarobic wrong

[Kooper271]

I do this every time. Kinda like lapping valves. I also use a thin bead of anaroebic sealer.
I know I spelled anarobic wrong

I originally saw it in your thread for Johns rebuild. Where do you run the bead of anaerobic sealer?

[wwebner]

Same area that had been lapped w/valve grinding g compound,keeping the anaerobic to the outer edge.

[Kooper271]

Decoded my m-plate today... turns out the bus is supposed to be pastel white.

[ohiowesty]

Hey Austin I was watching this vid and suddenly an image of you destroying breaker bars flashed through my cerebellum so I figured I'll post it in your thread . I am kind of skeptical but it's worth a shot

[Kooper271]

Thanks Will! That actually does work.

Ive been helping my friend with his rx8 and haven't been able to touch my bus in a while. Hopefully I'll be able to split the case tomorrow.

[Kooper271]

Do these cracks mean its time for a new case?

Edit: They aren't cracks. Whew.

Well guys, Mike especially, I guess its time for you to say "I told you so." The inside of this case is very, very clean. Everything looks like it has < 10,000 miles on it. I assumed because of all the sludge, missing tin, etc on the outside that the inside would be rough but it honestly looks like someone rebuilt the engine drove it a little bit then let it sit for so long.

The only issues I saw were the P&C's, the mounting studs, and the heads. Oh well, no turning back now.

[Kooper271]

Here are some more pictures. No cleaning here at all, this is how it looked when I opened it.

[wwebner]

Looks like you've been busy today. Next step is clean,clean,clean. Curious. Do you have a bolt on cam gear? which would mean the cam had been replaced at some point.