Can’t wait to see the ‘stitching’ method to watch how that is effective on such a beast of an engine. I know it’s a method used on old cars but my mind boggles at how it’ll work on an engine with that much torque and supercharged pressure within the block. This is exactly what I want to see!
Success with the cold stitching isn't a certainty, but fingers very much crossed. Some of those fractures are in very nasty places. Having matching numbers is great.....but when your fingers are cold and there's a crated engine already sitting in the corner...
Great video. Good content, I enjoy watching some else's project! Fifty years ago, here in the U.S., I worked at an engine rebuild shop in the Repair Dept. I was the guy "stitching" the water jacket cracks with tapered pins, tapered taps and tapered drills. After the blocks had been washed and blasted, I used a small electromagnet to find both ends of the crack using iron powder. I would draw the crack with a sharp bit of chalk, and then drill the first hole as to "capture" the end of the crack so it would not be tempted to continue on. Then the tap was used to make threads, and an iron tapered plug was threaded in using a square lug on top, with a bit of sealer. The next hole is drilled into the side of the first plug, much as the number "8" appears to join together. Continue on with as many plugs as needed to go a bit beyond the tail end of the crack, grind and needle gun the area and its done. The smallest engine I worked on was the Willys Jeep flat head & F-head engine, all the way to the Ford gasoline truck engine of 534 CI. I also used powdered iron to torch weld cracks between the tops of cylinders in the block deck surface. Crack repair is almost a lost art in these days, most will toss the engine and start over...but it works, when the engine needs to be saved. Good luck and carry on!
Keep the videos up guys I’m enjoying the antar, don’t worry about making a 45 minute to hour long video, you may think something is boring but it’s really interesting to us so keep up with the step by step videos of the restoration 😊
Great to see this video. I served my apprenticeship with Fazakerly Engineering ('79-'83) and worked on Antars,Stalwarts,Saracens etc. every day. Great to see one being restored.
Hi buzx. Nice to see you are a fellow Toffee. We always had 6 or 7 Antars on the line,in various stages of stripping/re-assembly. I can't remember how long it took to re-furbish them,3 or 4 months i guess.....1983 was a long time ago! Haha. When they left Fazengco they were,effectively,brand new vehicles.@@buzx1313
I had a Thorneycroft Antar for many years...I did some miles in it I must say and fuel costs etc weren't really an issue back then...today it would be a nightmare. I think I wore our maybe six or seven pairs of school trousers(well, at the knees at least) pushing it around the roads that our carpet had to 'offer' and I managed to haul just about every single heavy load you could imagine including a centurian tank and my Noddy car and Dick Dastardly race car. Unfortunaly I no longer possess such a collection unless you include a collection of non runners sat on my drive and an old Jag in a lock up several hundred miles from where I live... Oh, BTW. now SUBBED..
BE CAREFUL. Don't change too much. Any reduction in filth of honesty will lose the magic. Fascinating watching small production numbers but large engine designs being taken down - Really interesting engineering. Appreciate your commentary. Really enjoyed your previous cold stitching video and after this one had to subscribe - Should have done so prior. Can't wait to see this old darlin revved up and screaming. Maybe a Patreon page for those willing to gamble on survival?
Looking forward to your detailed repair of the motor. I would have assessed that to be a complete write-off. Good that you think you can bring it back. 😎👍
You are a working workshop, the lighting and sound is secondary. We can hear most of what you say and see most of what you show us. No problem for me, great stuff!
11:28 ...hoo boy, you're gonna need the *aggressive* dingle-hone for that! That engine's a major project in and of itself; much respect for not giving up on it, being the original engine and all, because that's a major uphill battle!
Marvellous video. Yes please to more 'Nut'n'Bolt' work especially when it's difficult! It is more entertaining when things go wrong but personally I like to learn from your problem solving thought processes and solutions. I'm looking forward to seeing you fixing the block. Thank you.
The Rolls C8 engines also suffered cracks between cylinders, so worth checking for any cracks there now the heads are off. I run a few C8S engines in railway locos so if you’re after spares, drop me a PM.
An awful lot of work, time and money will be needed to repair the original engine, with the amount of cracks in the block I would use it as a spares source for the other engine, whilst it would be sad to loose the correct numbers block I think practicality comes to play this time. That apart should you decide to repair it then I applaud your dedication and will watch absorbed all the way through as it comes back together. Hopefully as I live in Suffolk I can make it for a visit in the new year. Great video guys please keep it up.
Keep doing what you are doing, Aaron! You and the lads are doing a cracking job. It is a big setback that the engine has suffered such damage during its life, but you don’t appear fazed by it. It’s that “can do, will do” attitude that makes watching your videos so enjoyable and immersive. Best wishes to you and the team from a tank and anything army crank in Wirral!
You can thank the person who left water in the cooling system, and never changed oil. I have never understood why people do this. On a good note it makes for excellent youtube content😊
Oh dear, looks like you are going to have fun reworking that engine... Really looking forward to seeing the cold stitching work. I've never done it myself and really appreciate the work you guys do. Best of luck!!!
Put a more modern mechanical engine in it a KTTA 19 ltr in her and use her as a tank shunter only hurdle you would have is a addaptor plate for the gearbox i know sacrilegious of the highest order but it will make her more reliable and still usable. Loving the content regardless and subscribed, also that oil was the worst ive seen
Machined the Bearing caps and camshaft as part of my apprenticeship with RR Shrewsbury. Also was the Buyer for Bearings. The shells, cam bearing and thrust washers were supplied by Vandervell in Maidenhead. Think they were bought out by Glacier.
Lots of work but since it is original it will be worth it. Along with stitching you can metal spray the stitched surfaces afterwards to aid in leak prevention.
Loving this. One of those oddball recommendations thrown up by the algorithm :) I know nothing about engines whatsoever and it's great to see years of knowledge and experience in action. Looking forward to the rest of the videos as the project progresses. Subscribed.
Wow, if I ever seen a knackered engine it´s this one. You lads sticking it out in the cold with this heap of scrap makes me appreciate this even more. I don´t know. Unless matching numbers have Unicorn status I´d throw this out. Not think twice. If it wasn´t cracked all over and back I´d say go for it but I´d go for a better engine. Forget cams and light- get Yourself a space heater. We not become younger, get Yourself a treat.
Very interesting video guys. Looks like that engine came out of the Titanic. Can’t believe how much damage it has suffered. Just poor maintenance I suppose. Just enough technical info for a none mechanic like me. I can’t wait to see you stitch weld the block . I love watching you guys and Mr Hewes channels. You must be doing something right, because he mentioned he watches your channel. Keep up the great content. 👍👍👍
I am here after Mr Hewes suggestion. This video is makes for great viewing. I am already emotionally involved with this engine 😂 more of these vids please guys. My aircooled VW engine has the same threaded oil seal on the crankshaft pulley.
Always a lot of work with an old Rolls diesel, we have to remember that they were ‘better’ than some manufacturers engines, but they were NEVER the best. An old BT friend said they tried RR diesel standby generators, ran for so many hours, then stood for months then ran again etc. after one year they were stripped and inspected, all had crankshaft rust creeping along the journals. In trucks they never stopped the crank vibrations flipping fanbelts over. Hope you manage to get it fixed and start enjoying it 👍👍
I can't believe that engine is repairable. This will be very interesting. As a 7 yr old I used to walk past the Thornycroft factory on my way to school in Basingstoke circa 1961.
I'll film the process and hopefully it'll be useful for someone too as well as interesting content. would have been a sight to see the factory in its day!
My dad used to work at Thorneys. I too remember the drivers roadtesting with their flying helmets and goggles on. There is the Thorneycroft Society which may have members that could offer advice with your restoration.@@tinkeringwithtanks
Seeing you remove the heads with a forklift reminds me of a Sherpa with a Perkins I had a stuck head on, I finished up with an engine crane lifting the van off the ground over the pit and me down the pit with a length of wood and a sledge hammer!
Grey goo is the result of mixing asphalt based oil and parifine based oil and running it long term. Had one the pan weighed extra 3kg. The crank had carved channels in the grey "putty".
Great video. I thought the lighting & camera positions were pretty good. Close ups are tricky with auto focus usually homing on the wrong feature, not much you can do there. The content was excellent. I would hazard a guess that most the wear occurred as a result of poor maintenance and long lay ups. Particularly, since leaving military service. A shame that the fluids weren't drained before the lay ups. Ice expansion no doubt being the cause of the casting cracks. Be interesting to see the straightness checks on the crankshaft and cam shaft and any straightening that takes place. I expect that the main bearing supports on the crankcase will also need to be checked before and after stitching, which would be good to see, along with any corrective machining. Rarely, one gets to see restoration of such a large engine. It would be great to show us as many of the critical operations as possible.
watching from NZ and enjoying your raw talent and commentary. What a beast! I had a lovely metal Dinky toy model of the Antar and low loader trailer complete with Centurion tank to scale for the truck . It had fold down ramps to facilitate the 'drive off/on requirements' of the tank.
Neglect and it's power. Such a wonderful engine left to rot, I'm am glad that you lads are preserving some history. I felt cold watching that, I think some sort of heating would be in order maybe hot lamps, combine lighting and heating. Great show and I'll keep watching.
suggest before you start welding see if you can get someone to 3d scan the castings to make a mesh you can then use that to 3d print patterns to re cast the block and or heads
Interesting vlog, looking forward to the next instalment. As for it having the original engine, back in the early 90’s I went to Ashchurch to collect a military vehicle and in one of the sheds they had 3 Antar trucks (war reserve) which had never been issued out. Shouldn’t think many of the trucks out there were high mileage. 😎🇬🇧
Very impressed with all your progress so far! Obviously a lot of mechanical knowledge between you. The big question I have is, where or how are you going to get the various new parts, bearing’s piston rings etc from? Keep up the good work!!👍🏻
behave you!!! "if" hahaha! yeah she's quite a state, once I've pulled the liners we'll be able to see the full extent of the damage, got to make a heavy duty liner puller mine current one isn't up to the job their quiet stuck!!
I can't wait to see where this is going. I'd have binned it by now. Good luck with the channel, I too have started a channel recently. Antars are in my blood having been brought up as an army brat. The front bumper used to be at eye level back then. I lost count how many times I watched my dad off on a convoy somewhere with the mighty Antar and a tank on the back. Good luck, would love to come down to see it one day. Having spent most of my career in the motor trade I'll be watching lol.
Sad end to a long day stripping it down to find its scrap. Pity. However some things are just not recoverable. Nature reclaimed it. Hope you find a replacement somewhere although on a thing like that they wont be sat on a shelf somewhere. Bravo. I'll drop in sometime as son is at Norwich Uni.
I would actually weld this engine in all the cracked areas,all you have to do is heat the block pretty well,v the cracks and muggy weld it with their appropriate product and you have a first class repair.with the same parent metal,cast iron is very easy to weld
Really interesting and thats one hell of an engine..also its not lead on the bearing shells, its Babbit metal or commonly known as white metal an alloy of metals incuding silver ..look forward to seeing more of this project
Yes, cheers didn't know the name of it. quite common in older engines, work very well providing the oil is changed at the required service interval. as the oil breaks down and becomes thinner it'll struggle screw the oil back up the shaft
That is one knackered engine alright. And I bet the warranty has run out too. Looking forward to the next video, meanwhile I'll have to binge watch all the others.
Fair play to you lads. Not at any point did you say "This engine is scrap". I was waiting for it but you never said it. Anybody else i think would just have chucked it in the scrap pile. Looking forward to the next installment. I really hope you do try to save it because id like to see the stitching process on the cracks.
Gotta be honest if ya got a good spare engine chuck it in,engines that are that knackered even if new liners ,pistons,regrind,new shells etc it’s still cracked to buggery,more aggro than it’s worth,if ya didn’t have a spare or it was the only one then no choice but it’ll always be unreliable,nice to see a new uploader,interesting content,bit rough round the edges camera wise but that’s half the appeal,looking forward to you giving mr hewes a run for his money 👍
I admire your perseverance with that old lump, I'd write it off and put a good used one in. The timing gears will need replaced together as rollers don't sound well on mismatched gears. Parts are hard to locate on anything rolls diesel. I'd fit your spare and use the money in different areas. Very interesting video though.
Am I being silly to think someone has done more than neglect this engine but sabotaged it….to get a new transporter perhaps? You camera work is excellent - and doing it under these circumstance prooved you know whats what with capturing a really live hands on feel and your work vibes are good and hearty
hi there, great video. as someone who worked at AEC ltd we would have written this engine off if it had come to our recon shop, cheaper to put another engine in, but good luck if you can do this and get the parts etc.
Yes please. I am enjoying this series so far……………I’m amazed that with the engine in that state, you consider it repairable. Are spares readily available?
Very enjoyable video. It's great to see the actual spanner work. How easy is it to get spares for such an engine?. Can you indeed get spares for it?. Looking forward to seeing you get the pistons and liners out. You don't see this level of mechanical work on programmes like Top Gear. Keep it up.
Can’t wait to see the ‘stitching’ method to watch how that is effective on such a beast of an engine. I know it’s a method used on old cars but my mind boggles at how it’ll work on an engine with that much torque and supercharged pressure within the block. This is exactly what I want to see!
will be a couple of weeks before the stitching video is out, I've got to make some tooling to pull the liners out i'll film it all!!
Success with the cold stitching isn't a certainty, but fingers very much crossed. Some of those fractures are in very nasty places. Having matching numbers is great.....but when your fingers are cold and there's a crated engine already sitting in the corner...
Great video. Good content, I enjoy watching some else's project! Fifty years ago, here in the U.S., I worked at an engine rebuild shop in the Repair Dept. I was the guy "stitching" the water jacket cracks with tapered pins, tapered taps and tapered drills. After the blocks had been washed and blasted, I used a small electromagnet to find both ends of the crack using iron powder. I would draw the crack with a sharp bit of chalk, and then drill the first hole as to "capture" the end of the crack so it would not be tempted to continue on. Then the tap was used to make threads, and an iron tapered plug was threaded in using a square lug on top, with a bit of sealer. The next hole is drilled into the side of the first plug, much as the number "8" appears to join together. Continue on with as many plugs as needed to go a bit beyond the tail end of the crack, grind and needle gun the area and its done. The smallest engine I worked on was the Willys Jeep flat head & F-head engine, all the way to the Ford gasoline truck engine of 534 CI. I also used powdered iron to torch weld cracks between the tops of cylinders in the block deck surface. Crack repair is almost a lost art in these days, most will toss the engine and start over...but it works, when the engine needs to be saved. Good luck and carry on!
Keep the videos up guys I’m enjoying the antar, don’t worry about making a 45 minute to hour long video, you may think something is boring but it’s really interesting to us so keep up with the step by step videos of the restoration 😊
Great to see this video. I served my apprenticeship with Fazakerly Engineering ('79-'83) and worked on Antars,Stalwarts,Saracens etc. every day. Great to see one being restored.
Mr Hewes has some great content as well
We did the electrical work for the government.. fire alarm and stuff like that.. unbelievable how they came in and then fully restored..
Hi buzx. Nice to see you are a fellow Toffee. We always had 6 or 7 Antars on the line,in various stages of stripping/re-assembly. I can't remember how long it took to re-furbish them,3 or 4 months i guess.....1983 was a long time ago! Haha. When they left Fazengco they were,effectively,brand new vehicles.@@buzx1313
I had a Thorneycroft Antar for many years...I did some miles in it I must say and fuel costs etc weren't really an issue back then...today it would be a nightmare.
I think I wore our maybe six or seven pairs of school trousers(well, at the knees at least) pushing it around the roads that our carpet had to 'offer' and I managed to haul just about every single heavy load you could imagine including a centurian tank and my Noddy car and Dick Dastardly race car. Unfortunaly I no longer possess such a collection unless you include a collection of non runners sat on my drive and an old Jag in a lock up several hundred miles from where I live...
Oh, BTW. now SUBBED..
BE CAREFUL. Don't change too much. Any reduction in filth of honesty will lose the magic.
Fascinating watching small production numbers but large engine designs being taken down - Really interesting engineering.
Appreciate your commentary.
Really enjoyed your previous cold stitching video and after this one had to subscribe - Should have done so prior.
Can't wait to see this old darlin revved up and screaming. Maybe a Patreon page for those willing to gamble on survival?
Looking forward to your detailed repair of the motor. I would have assessed that to be a complete write-off. Good that you think you can bring it back. 😎👍
Those American style "Will it Start" videos don't hold a candle to what you guys are doing! I'm really looking forward to the next one
You are a working workshop, the lighting and sound is secondary. We can hear most of what you say and see most of what you show us. No problem for me, great stuff!
To say the motor is knackered is an understatement
Looking forward to seeing the repairs 👍👍🇦🇺
11:28 ...hoo boy, you're gonna need the *aggressive* dingle-hone for that!
That engine's a major project in and of itself; much respect for not giving up on it, being the original engine and all, because that's a major uphill battle!
IN Australia we would weld that up no problem
Marvellous video. Yes please to more 'Nut'n'Bolt' work especially when it's difficult! It is more entertaining when things go wrong but personally I like to learn from your problem solving thought processes and solutions. I'm looking forward to seeing you fixing the block. Thank you.
The Rolls C8 engines also suffered cracks between cylinders, so worth checking for any cracks there now the heads are off.
I run a few C8S engines in railway locos so if you’re after spares, drop me a PM.
An awful lot of work, time and money will be needed to repair the original engine, with the amount of cracks in the block I would use it as a spares source for the other engine, whilst it would be sad to loose the correct numbers block I think practicality comes to play this time. That apart should you decide to repair it then I applaud your dedication and will watch absorbed all the way through as it comes back together. Hopefully as I live in Suffolk I can make it for a visit in the new year. Great video guys please keep it up.
Keep doing what you are doing, Aaron!
You and the lads are doing a cracking job.
It is a big setback that the engine has suffered such damage during its life, but you don’t appear fazed by it.
It’s that “can do, will do” attitude that makes watching your videos so enjoyable and immersive.
Best wishes to you and the team from a tank and anything army crank in Wirral!
Came here for some sanity after watching AW Hewes😂
Cracking video 👍 cheers guys.
Rode hard and put away wet.. I guess they was all going for scrap. Good to see the inside of one of these engines. Thanks for the video.. Good luck.
You can thank the person who left water in the cooling system, and never changed oil. I have never understood why people do this. On a good note it makes for excellent youtube content😊
Fantastic videos I used to drive these Mk 3 Antars in the army. There's only a few left. I have a friend who looks after a few of them for the army.
I am new to the channel and I love it. Don't apologise for inviting me into your workshop. I love it. Geekier the better. ❤
Enjoy taking the engine apart, soory that it is in such a bad state, greetings from Belgium
Oh dear, looks like you are going to have fun reworking that engine... Really looking forward to seeing the cold stitching work. I've never done it myself and really appreciate the work you guys do. Best of luck!!!
Put a more modern mechanical engine in it a KTTA 19 ltr in her and use her as a tank shunter only hurdle you would have is a addaptor plate for the gearbox i know sacrilegious of the highest order but it will make her more reliable and still usable. Loving the content regardless and subscribed, also that oil was the worst ive seen
It's a beast ! everything is so massive inside !
Machined the Bearing caps and camshaft as part of my apprenticeship with RR Shrewsbury. Also was the Buyer for Bearings. The shells, cam bearing and thrust washers were supplied by Vandervell in Maidenhead. Think they were bought out by Glacier.
Lots of work but since it is original it will be worth it. Along with stitching you can metal spray the stitched surfaces afterwards to aid in leak prevention.
Great hands on work, can´t wait to see how you do repairing it all. Must be a real bummer having to work in the cold like that.
Enjoying the content fellas 👍🏻
Loving this. One of those oddball recommendations thrown up by the algorithm :) I know nothing about engines whatsoever and it's great to see years of knowledge and experience in action. Looking forward to the rest of the videos as the project progresses. Subscribed.
Cracking video guys,can,t wait for the next one. Take care.
Wow, if I ever seen a knackered engine it´s this one. You lads sticking it out in the cold with this heap of scrap makes me appreciate this even more.
I don´t know. Unless matching numbers have Unicorn status I´d throw this out. Not think twice. If it wasn´t cracked all over and back I´d say go for it but I´d go for a better engine.
Forget cams and light- get Yourself a space heater. We not become younger, get Yourself a treat.
What a mammoth task! Should be interesting. Good to hear the other blokes on the commentary too. 👍
Very interesting video guys. Looks like that engine came out of the Titanic. Can’t believe how much damage it has suffered. Just poor maintenance I suppose. Just enough technical info for a none mechanic like me. I can’t wait to see you stitch weld the block . I love watching you guys and Mr Hewes channels. You must be doing something right, because he mentioned he watches your channel. Keep up the great content. 👍👍👍
I am here after Mr Hewes suggestion. This video is makes for great viewing. I am already emotionally involved with this engine 😂 more of these vids please guys.
My aircooled VW engine has the same threaded oil seal on the crankshaft pulley.
Always a lot of work with an old Rolls diesel, we have to remember that they were ‘better’ than some manufacturers engines, but they were NEVER the best. An old BT friend said they tried RR diesel standby generators, ran for so many hours, then stood for months then ran again etc. after one year they were stripped and inspected, all had crankshaft rust creeping along the journals. In trucks they never stopped the crank vibrations flipping fanbelts over.
Hope you manage to get it fixed and start enjoying it 👍👍
Great work thanks for sharing 👍💨💨
I can't believe that engine is repairable. This will be very interesting. As a 7 yr old I used to walk past the Thornycroft factory on my way to school in Basingstoke circa 1961.
I'll film the process and hopefully it'll be useful for someone too as well as interesting content. would have been a sight to see the factory in its day!
@@tinkeringwithtanks I would often see their various models out on test with concrete weights on the back. So long ago now.
My dad used to work at Thorneys. I too remember the drivers roadtesting with their flying helmets and goggles on. There is the Thorneycroft Society which may have members that could offer advice with your restoration.@@tinkeringwithtanks
Seeing you remove the heads with a forklift reminds me of a Sherpa with a Perkins I had a stuck head on, I finished up with an engine crane lifting the van off the ground over the pit and me down the pit with a length of wood and a sledge hammer!
Grey goo is the result of mixing asphalt based oil and parifine based oil and running it long term.
Had one the pan weighed extra 3kg. The crank had carved channels in the grey "putty".
That was a very informative video showing lots of detail, perfect. 😃😎👍
thanks!! :) glad you enjoyed!!
Excellent channel. Great work.
Be great to see the old roller engine repaired , as you said not boring .
A true labour of love, rabbit hole , money pit scenario. Loving the videos, feeling your pain.
Recently discovered your channel. Really enjoy the hands on work and parts explanations. Keep up the good work.
Morning just came across your channel excellent video , that engine had a hard life, will be wonderful to see it run again,
Great video. I thought the lighting & camera positions were pretty good. Close ups are tricky with auto focus usually homing on the wrong feature, not much you can do there. The content was excellent. I would hazard a guess that most the wear occurred as a result of poor maintenance and long lay ups. Particularly, since leaving military service. A shame that the fluids weren't drained before the lay ups. Ice expansion no doubt being the cause of the casting cracks.
Be interesting to see the straightness checks on the crankshaft and cam shaft and any straightening that takes place. I expect that the main bearing supports on the crankcase will also need to be checked before and after stitching, which would be good to see, along with any corrective machining. Rarely, one gets to see restoration of such a large engine. It would be great to show us as many of the critical operations as possible.
Looks like a really big big job good video 👍
Love your really excellent movies , very nice explanations !!
watching from NZ and enjoying your raw talent and commentary. What a beast! I had a lovely metal Dinky toy model of the Antar and low loader trailer complete with Centurion tank to scale for the truck . It had fold down ramps to facilitate the 'drive off/on requirements' of the tank.
Neglect and it's power. Such a wonderful engine left to rot, I'm am glad that you lads are preserving some history. I felt cold watching that, I think some sort of heating would be in order maybe hot lamps, combine lighting and heating. Great show and I'll keep watching.
Really interesting.
Such a lot of engine there. I admire your enthusiasm! Great job. Like how can the oil be so bad it won't come out the drain lol.
content is spot on. just like Fuzz Townsend's oily bits.
suggest before you start welding see if you can get someone to 3d scan the castings to make a mesh you can then use that to 3d print patterns to re cast the block and or heads
Stitch the block, bin the heads, but check for internal cracking into the water jacket before you spend time and money on it.
love what you are doing
Interesting vlog, looking forward to the next instalment. As for it having the original engine, back in the early 90’s I went to Ashchurch to collect a military vehicle and in one of the sheds they had 3 Antar trucks (war reserve) which had never been issued out. Shouldn’t think many of the trucks out there were high mileage. 😎🇬🇧
Great video, can’t wait to see more❤
Hi all keep up the good work. loving it so far. not many antars left now or straight 8 rolls royce engines.
Nice one lads
Glad you enjoyed!! :)
Very good. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Great video,looking forward to the next one 👍
Great video! I’m deffo going to call in and see you fellas when I’m down your way next year….
please do!! kettle is always on!
Bringing an engine back from scrap is quite a feat… keep going!
Very impressed with all your progress so far! Obviously a lot of mechanical knowledge between you.
The big question I have is, where or how are you going to get the various new parts, bearing’s piston rings etc from?
Keep up the good work!!👍🏻
Wow, fantastic stuff. I can't believe that you're going to repair this engine when you have a spare. Everything including the crank is damaged.
excellent video sir done tractor engines in that state very enjoyable to renovate stuff looking forward to the next viewing
The main seal is called a labyrinth seal. These are very common in jet engines which operate of pressure differential.
No, it is a scroll seal, the thread on the crank winds any oil back in to the sump.
I've brazed them before,in my search for the perfect cracked cast iron repair,it depends on what method the stitch fix repair,I prefer welding,
it will be interesting, too see how, or if, you manage to rebuild/ repair this engine.
behave you!!! "if" hahaha! yeah she's quite a state, once I've pulled the liners we'll be able to see the full extent of the damage, got to make a heavy duty liner puller mine current one isn't up to the job their quiet stuck!!
Brave men to attempt this. I wish you success - I have seen other engines scrapped which were in better condition than this! Keep up the good work 👍
Enjoyed the video.I Look forward to the next one.
Excellent
I can't wait to see where this is going. I'd have binned it by now. Good luck with the channel, I too have started a channel recently. Antars are in my blood having been brought up as an army brat. The front bumper used to be at eye level back then. I lost count how many times I watched my dad off on a convoy somewhere with the mighty Antar and a tank on the back. Good luck, would love to come down to see it one day. Having spent most of my career in the motor trade I'll be watching lol.
Sad end to a long day stripping it down to find its scrap. Pity. However some things are just not recoverable. Nature reclaimed it. Hope you find a replacement somewhere although on a thing like that they wont be sat on a shelf somewhere. Bravo. I'll drop in sometime as son is at Norwich Uni.
Drop us a message when you planning on coming and we’ll personally show you around! :)
Have a look at our newer videos :)
@@tinkeringwithtanks I have thanks. I'll be up in a few weeks after dropping off my son at Uni.
I don't know much about mechanics but I'm intrigued watching you guys trying to save the life of this really sick engine.
I would actually weld this engine in all the cracked areas,all you have to do is heat the block pretty well,v the cracks and muggy weld it with their appropriate product and you have a first class repair.with the same parent metal,cast iron is very easy to weld
youve got your hands full good video
Really interesting and thats one hell of an engine..also its not lead on the bearing shells, its Babbit metal or commonly known as white metal an alloy of metals incuding silver ..look forward to seeing more of this project
enjoyed your video, cheers for your humour
The main seal is the same design as the British leyland MGB. Also called a scroll seal
Yes, cheers didn't know the name of it. quite common in older engines, work very well providing the oil is changed at the required service interval. as the oil breaks down and becomes thinner it'll struggle screw the oil back up the shaft
That is one knackered engine alright. And I bet the warranty has run out too. Looking forward to the next video, meanwhile I'll have to binge watch all the others.
Fair play to you lads. Not at any point did you say "This engine is scrap". I was waiting for it but you never said it. Anybody else i think would just have chucked it in the scrap pile. Looking forward to the next installment. I really hope you do try to save it because id like to see the stitching process on the cracks.
Good video - Saw the stitching repair done on power presses back in the 1960's, can't remember the details.
Gotta be honest if ya got a good spare engine chuck it in,engines that are that knackered even if new liners ,pistons,regrind,new shells etc it’s still cracked to buggery,more aggro than it’s worth,if ya didn’t have a spare or it was the only one then no choice but it’ll always be unreliable,nice to see a new uploader,interesting content,bit rough round the edges camera wise but that’s half the appeal,looking forward to you giving mr hewes a run for his money 👍
I admire your perseverance with that old lump, I'd write it off and put a good used one in. The timing gears will need replaced together as rollers don't sound well on mismatched gears. Parts are hard to locate on anything rolls diesel. I'd fit your spare and use the money in different areas. Very interesting video though.
Fascinating! Great work guys.
No antifreeze by the looks. Frozen and cracked the block.
Really interesting, that’s quite a task you have set yourselves. I look forward to seeing your progress
Great video looking forward to more , whats happening with the Ferret in the background?
Am I being silly to think someone has done more than neglect this engine but sabotaged it….to get a new transporter perhaps?
You camera work is excellent - and doing it under these circumstance prooved you know whats what with capturing a really live hands on feel and your work vibes are good and hearty
Very interesting videos. Looking forward to seeing this whole rebuild.
hi there, great video. as someone who worked at AEC ltd we would have written this engine off if it had come to our recon shop, cheaper to put another engine in, but good luck if you can do this and get the parts etc.
Just what the dr ordered! Great episode
Another great video 👍
the original engines were petrol I recall, but did gallons to mile, so we're replaced.
What sort of power did that engine make? When it was new
Yes please. I am enjoying this series so far……………I’m amazed that with the engine in that state, you consider it repairable. Are spares readily available?
Very enjoyable video. It's great to see the actual spanner work. How easy is it to get spares for such an engine?. Can you indeed get spares for it?. Looking forward to seeing you get the pistons and liners out. You don't see this level of mechanical work on programmes like Top Gear. Keep it up.