nick32
5th November 2024, 03:28 PM
Hi from Nick,
Helping a neighbor with his patrol. Seems everybody has had a play with the engine at some stage including "grinding the shims" whatever that is - it's a RD28 motor so as far as I can read in the Gregorys manual it has hydraulic lifters and no shims !!! He says it was barely drivable so he took it home 2 years ago and parked it. Compliance plate says TDSYb1 RD29 2825cc
History according to the owner is
Head Replaced
Ground cam wore down
Cam replaced
Mechanic Ground the shims and the valve (stems) including making new shims on a lathe
All very weird, just winched it into the shed, might start with a bleeding and then a compression/leakdown test, but first a long nap!
Helping a neighbor with his patrol. Seems everybody has had a play with the engine at some stage including "grinding the shims" whatever that is - it's a RD28 motor so as far as I can read in the Gregorys manual it has hydraulic lifters and no shims !!! He says it was barely drivable so he took it home 2 years ago and parked it. Compliance plate says TDSYb1 RD29 2825cc
History according to the owner is
Head Replaced
Ground cam wore down
Cam replaced
Mechanic Ground the shims and the valve (stems) including making new shims on a lathe
All very weird, just winched it into the shed, might start with a bleeding and then a compression/leakdown test, but first a long nap!