My poorly 3c Mk2
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:56 pm
I've just bought an old 3C. The previous owner had gone some of the way to re-furbishing the machine but seems to have given up and left some jobs unattended.
Great example. I bought the machine at a greatly discounted price after discovering a coolant rad half full of engine oil. When I got the machine home I was fully expecting to have to replace head gasket/head or have to carry out some other time consuming job. Before I started stripping it I thought I'd just check the head has been tightened down correctly. To my surprise I found all the bolts little more than finger tight. I've tightened them back down and have removed the rad to flush it then hopefully it will stay clean.
Here is my 1st question: Does anyone know if there is a solvent I can use to clean all the oil out of the engine and rad?
Whilst I was doing a bit of a once over I decided to whip the sump off and check the condition of the shells as when warm the oil pressure isn't great. There was some bearing material on the sump plug and in the bottom of the sump, not loads but any is too much. I removed No4 cap, the bearing's not gone but it's not in great condition so I'm going to replace the lot. Just to clarify, the engine sounds really nice but being a mechanic I'd rather perform preventative maintenance now than fir a new crank later.
Question 2: Is there anywhere people use for shells and are they all the same for all the 3.8TD engines? Also, are there any downloadable manuals?
Some of the other bits they have neglected are the track rod ends have an amazing amount of play in them and are not tightened into the hub properly so the steering is a little vague. The back hoe has a serious amount of play in the slew gear (I think) and the king post seems to be a bit all over the place.
Any way, any advice or help would be fantastic, this is my 1st foray into the world of classic machinery and so far, I'm loving it. Here is a photo of my 3C and old Bentford dumper.
Great example. I bought the machine at a greatly discounted price after discovering a coolant rad half full of engine oil. When I got the machine home I was fully expecting to have to replace head gasket/head or have to carry out some other time consuming job. Before I started stripping it I thought I'd just check the head has been tightened down correctly. To my surprise I found all the bolts little more than finger tight. I've tightened them back down and have removed the rad to flush it then hopefully it will stay clean.
Here is my 1st question: Does anyone know if there is a solvent I can use to clean all the oil out of the engine and rad?
Whilst I was doing a bit of a once over I decided to whip the sump off and check the condition of the shells as when warm the oil pressure isn't great. There was some bearing material on the sump plug and in the bottom of the sump, not loads but any is too much. I removed No4 cap, the bearing's not gone but it's not in great condition so I'm going to replace the lot. Just to clarify, the engine sounds really nice but being a mechanic I'd rather perform preventative maintenance now than fir a new crank later.
Question 2: Is there anywhere people use for shells and are they all the same for all the 3.8TD engines? Also, are there any downloadable manuals?
Some of the other bits they have neglected are the track rod ends have an amazing amount of play in them and are not tightened into the hub properly so the steering is a little vague. The back hoe has a serious amount of play in the slew gear (I think) and the king post seems to be a bit all over the place.
Any way, any advice or help would be fantastic, this is my 1st foray into the world of classic machinery and so far, I'm loving it. Here is a photo of my 3C and old Bentford dumper.