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After careful consideration, myself and a couple of friends decided to go ahead and rebuild the engine
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Whilst I have dabbled in breaks, servicing and general maintenance without problem, this was a reasonable challenge for me
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Fortunately my mother has moved to an old farm house, and let me borrow a barn to carry out the rebuild.
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It was pretty dirty below where the chargecooler sat:
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I got quite excited when we removed the head!
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Bottom end, caps marked ready for removal:
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I couldn't really get a decent photo, however the cylinder had a small area where the piston/rings had caught:
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Then the damage become obvious!
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I thought this would be a good time to get the chargecooler and cam cover the once over:
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Also cleaned the valves:
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I had a local specialist look at the bore who advised honing, which was promptly carried out
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New piston and rings arrived:
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Big end shells replaced:
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Jess the dog.
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Done!
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I've since sorted out the SW20 logo to reflect off the shroud
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I also have several videos showing the first running, timing adjustment etc however these are appearing blank when uploading so I will sort these later.
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Since the rebuild all has been working fine
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Rob