Lagonda Rapiers

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You may wonder why the pick up tube is so mis-shapened. First it has to pass under one of the baffle plates then, each of the fixing studs that hold the sump to the bottom of the crankcase passes through a cast in oil tight tube. You can just see them in the third photograph. These form quite a barrier that the pick up tube must pass through. When you look at the sump closely it is a very complicated example of the foundry-mans work (art).

Bj

2-28-2017

Ready, Set,---------------

Bernie j.

3-2-2017

The crank alone weighs 58lbs. But I am no longer strong enough to lift the short motor alone, I have a little friend I call my chain block.

It has several places in both the carport and the garage where it likes to hang-out. The rest of the time it lives in the little wooden box it came in when I bought it about 45 years ago. I prefer to work alone and it is all the help I need.

The trunk lid goes back just far enough past vertical to permit a lift straight up. I can drive the Peugeot away leaving what ever I have lifted swinging in the breeze.

All 1934 1500cc engines should look like this, how many do?

Bj

3-3-2017

This one is out of sequence because I felt that it was too dark to use  but at least it does give some idea of how and where I work. After all who would want to work along side an 80 year old duffer?

 I certainly would not want to work with them!

Some misguided people may think that a 1996 Peugeot 405 SRi is a collectable car. Mine is virtually a one owner in almost mint condition. I think that it makes a very comfortable and reliable work horse. Most French Farmers would agree with me, although they would probably prefer a diesel.

Bj.

Hello Paul

These things do not just happen, some years ago I cut the hole in the ceiling then removed a row of tiles from the roof so I could place a length of steel angle across the rafters. A length of chain was wrapped around this with the ends joined by a "D" shackle and a loop of the chain fed through the hole. I could then replace the roof tiles.

Re re-assembling the engine I have everything apart from nine of the ten head studs that have been misplaced.

Bj  

3-4-2017

Hello Mike

Those big-end bolts and nuts are a standard 4.2 Litre Jaguar XJ6 so they go with the con-rods. I am sure that Mr Jaguar could explain how they are self locking. Did not assemble the bottom end this time. I would think that the blue may be some remnants of Bearing Blue used by old fashioned mechanics when checking that there are no high or low spots when assembling.  I must be becoming neurotic in my old age I was terrified of breaking piston rings if I had assembled it myself. Silly isn't it?

I use a minimum of Loctite and I refuse to use any silicone based "Make-A-gasket".  I use only old fashioned "Aviation" shellac based non hardening gasket cement with heavy brown paper or sheet cork

 I do like wiring the heads on small bolts etc. You can see this in one or two of todays pics.

One the subject of silicone based "Gaskets in a Tube" there are one or two photographs taken as I took the Humber engine apart. They show lovely long silicone "snakes" just waiting to be free so they can crawl into the works.

Bj.