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crank i and all torqued to spec, i used the assembly grease that came with the kit from Diesel Care i found it to be better then some of the other I have used. Hard to go past good old fresh engine oil if you do not have the "proper" stuff.
mudnut (13th February 2020)
If you have a look at the end of the lobe s on No1 and No6 rod journal you can see the holes where they have cross drilled the oil passages for the main bearings. From factory they use small alloy plugs to block them after drilling and that is fine but after years in the engine the passage in front of that plug catches muck from the oil and sludge bits that you can only clean by removing the alloy plugs. Once you have uses a small bottle brush to scrub the passage way you tap it with 1/4 UNF and run a grub screw back down to close off the oil gallery. If this isn't done the sludge plugs can become dislodged with normal cleaning of the crank and block passage ways on fire up.
Its a small detail but can have a big consequence if not done.
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these small boots came with the rebuild kit, It is very easy to mark the crank journal with the rod bolt as you install the piston. Another fantastic option for this is 2 old spark plug boots.
(yes i know there are no rings on it yet)
mudnut (13th February 2020)
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Had to do a dummy fit to measure the piston protrusion so i can get the correct thickness head gasket.
the RD28 have 3 different thickness available, you can also option the new pistons with a 0.006" shorter piston to allow for the block being decked ( this is what i had to do here as my block had some bad water tracking marks from a failed head gasket ). Keep in mind that most VRS kits will come with the thickest gasket unless you tell them different and this will reduce compression if what you actually need is the thinnest. I need the middle thickness
mudnut (13th February 2020)
After that i just measured the crank end float and put the rings on the pistons ready for tomorrow ( forgot my piston ring compressor today).
Wine_maker (10th February 2020)
Awesome work mate!
I'm Alexander and I'm the happiest owner of GQ Nissan Safari in the whole Central Asia
Cheers bud, takes time but well worth it in the end
Bit more work this morning
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IMG_20200211_084429.jpgall the big end clearances were good and the side play was spot on.
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Have to wait till the head gasket comes in before i can do much more. Next will probably be the oil pump and rear main seal housing plate then i can put the oil pick up tube on and the sump.
0-TJ-0 (11th February 2020)
Always wanted to do an engine rebuild myself.. I started an ls2 a few years ago but ran out of time and money. Hopefully now I never have the need 😅
2003 GU TD42 with a few extra ponies
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