I've done it with older cars ... before I got older myself. 8^)
On 4/14/2019 09:19:42, Bulent Celasun wrote:
I would have never thought about doing such a work myself (at age 60).
This probably shows that my thinking part aged a lot earlier than
your muscles and joints.
Bulent
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Alan C <c...@lantic.net>, 14 Nis 2019 Paz, 16:03 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
My younger daughter had the misfortune of cam belt failure on her 1995
Hyundai Accent 1.5 csi. The car has been in the family since new & has
been a reliable, economic runner. The cam belt had been replaced at
100000 & 200000km as recommended but this one failed after only another
75000km. The first 2 replacement cam belts were genuine Hyundai but the
third an after market substitute. Strangely enough, I still have the cam
belt I removed at 200000km & it looks perfectly OK! After stripping it
was found that, luckily, the only damage was bent exhaust valve heads on
cylinders 1 & 3. (This is an interference engine design). On account of
the age of the car I didn't want to spend too much on repairs so I
shopped around for the cheapest set of exhaust valves & a head set.
First problem - the valve stem oil seals were a loose fit (totally
useless) so I had to buy better ones. Second problem: the exhaust valves
were such poor quality that 3 of the stems bent when I was installing
them in the head using a valve spring compressor. I only noticed the
problem after I had re-installed the head & was busy fitting the cam &
rockers, 3 of which didn't line up with the valve stems. Back to square
one. I will need to buy another good quality set of exhaust valves. I
will also buy a top quality head gasket - I don't trust anything cheap
any more. I have successfully done many engine overhauls over the years
& must say I enjoy this sort of thing but this time, at the age of 75, I
find I am suffering all sorts of aches & pains I have never had before,
so this will definitely be the last!
Thanks for listening. I feel much better now.
Alan C
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