Been busy

[Bonzo]

I managed to give the gearbox a good cean & lick of paint today.




What is it with pressure washers !!?? .... No matter where you aim or stand, it just comes straight back at you .... Usualy straight in the face

Came in from that job like a drowned rat .... If I had a bit of common sense, I should don some waterproofs .... Aint got time for that though, I am on a roll

Diff next & thats the last of the heavy duty cleaning

[Davey]

Lookin' good Ronnie, you can come up here and do mine next if ya like .

D.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by Davey

Lookin' good Ronnie, you can come up here and do mine next if ya like .

D.

I'll send my big brother over

He lives in Shropshire .... Tis about time he got his hands dirty doing some propper mans work

[twinturbo]

I know exactly what you mean on the preasure washer.

I found a wire brush in a drill quite effective on the gearbox.

TT

[onedayTM]

hi ronnie great job, I'm doing a zetec as well and was interested to hear you say you might be having a go at your sump. does it need to be cut, cause there is not much difference between the sump and the bit that bolts to the gearbox. If it needs cutting would be interested in how you will go about it.
cheers
tony.

[Tilly819]

looking fantastic, keep it up !

tilly

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by onedayTM

hi ronnie great job, I'm doing a zetec as well and was interested to hear you say you might be having a go at your sump. does it need to be cut, cause there is not much difference between the sump and the bit that bolts to the gearbox. If it needs cutting would be interested in how you will go about it.
cheers
tony.

I'll keep you posted on my progress Tony

I noticed that when I offer the CVH sandwich plate to the Escorts Zetec engine ..... There is a fair bit of spare flange that is surplus to requrements & could be cut off

My thinking is that with such a deep flange, it gives the impression that the base of the sump does not require altering .... I have a sneaky feeling once I have removed the surplus flange, i'll see a differnt picture.

Will try to get some pictures up shortly

Did manage to clean up the diff yesterday but have not painted it as yet.

Edit

Tony

I thought a new thread in the engine & transmission section would be usefull .

[alga]

Your engine looks fantastic, Ronnie. What treatment did you use for ally parts? Is that silver paint on the head and sump? If so, did you use an etch primer? In general, what do I have to do in order to make my Zetec look as good as yours?

[flyerncle]

Could you post me the spare deep flange please Ronnie

Box looks pretty.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by alga

Your engine looks fantastic, Ronnie. What treatment did you use for ally parts? Is that silver paint on the head and sump? If so, did you use an etch primer? In general, what do I have to do in order to make my Zetec look as good as yours?

Sorry Albert, I missed this one .... I blame old age

The engine block & gearbox castings were degreased, then pressure washed.
Any loose material was removed with wire wheels and anything else that could be got into the tight areas .
Once de-greased, all of the Blackwork was given a couple of coats of High temp Engine Lacquer.

The alloy work had the same prep .... A little bit more work involved in removing the surface " White dust " Probably due to the fact of my geographical location and it's Salty enviroment .

All of the alloy was painted with a couple of coats of Silver High temp aluminium paint .... Needs no etch priming & has proven to be quite durable over the many years I have used it.
That said, on the head, it will probably tarnish a little as time passes.

The rocker cover was given a darn good clean & again it took some time to remove the White dust.
It was then treated to a few coats of Very High temp manifold paint .... This dries to a matt finish & it's primary use is for exhaust manifolds / downpipes.
Just chose that for looks realy.

The Black is, Tetrosyl Engine Laquer (150 deg c)

The silver is, Blackfriars Aluminium Paint (150 deg c) .... I have used this stuff for years & it has served me well .... A tiny brushfull goes a long, long way

The Red was a Halfords own brand product, VHT Exhaust paint .... Small spray can & the rocker cover got the lot