Great job as usual James good to see the old kit still in use.Not many engine shops would have seen a 1600 land rover engine let alone machine one to this standard !
Possible a Rover 1.6-liter inline-four petrol engine. This engine was derived from the unit used in the pre-war Rover P3 saloon. Good job as always... I am jealous about all your machinery😀😀
I really enjoyed the work on the Land Rover engine , I have not seen one of those valve seat grinding machines before very interesting ! Kit from down under
For those old side exhaust engines 4 and 6 cylinders I can remember seeing a special tool possibly V L Churchill. It was a taper plate wedge shaped with six holes. When fitted to the top of the block it gave you a flat surface to machine from.
Hi John thanks for watching, vl Churchill I'd guess would make one they made some useful stuff. This was the first one I've seen but would like to see more
Lovely old side valve, had one of the early ones for a 49 I rebuilt.(I did not rebuild the engine), pity I did not know you then James. Mine had a crank grind, replaced the cam shaft as well.
Yes wedge shaped block sat on the top surface and then rebored with a Van Norman bar, exhaust seats regularly suffered from hairline cracks!! Prince grinder looks in great condition must be over 40 years old
Hi Keith, did the block work well boring? I thought about that in case it needed work. I'll double check with seats they looked good when the grinder touched them. The crank grinder is my favourite machine, it's now in the new workshop
James you can fit the pistons or remove them from the top to save removing the crank by pushing the rod right up and removing the piston pin . Have done it that way on later 2 lt engine when still installed in car it’s a bit of a job to get rings in as can’t use standard ring compressor.
I wish that Id had that WOLF Kit when I was hand lapping my Valves ! I HAD a Wolf Drill which in fact I still have, but that Lapping kit is something else ! I wonder if I can get one on E-Bay ? ? Thanks for a REALLY Interesting Vlog ! My Rover has a Slant head which can be a Bugger sometimes ! Stay Grinding ! Stu xx
Just another quick question " on that crank at 11:40, the deeper rusted pit", why not drill it out , and insert a steel plug and re-grind or weld it up ? I guess leaving it is also no real issue, it will just fill with oil .
Well done, sir! I really enjoyed that. It's great to see a new life being given to an old and seemingly decrepit engine. I am going to shame myself with a couple of questions that shows my lack of knowledge. First, it's a four cylinder engine. Why are there only four valves and not eight? (One of the comments below refers to a "side exhaust" engine. Is that the reason? Second, in a previous video you showed valves with a different profile, with two "angles" and not a single angle. Does the "two angle profile" valve mean it's a two-angle valve seat? I just can't remember.
Hi Roy, the exhaust valves are in the block the inlet valves are in the cylinder head, with valve angles you can use 1 angle up to multiple angles and now radius seats too. Thanks for watching
A minor little witness of the porosity from the corrosion on the crank journal would probably help with oil retention and be largely insignificant. Having watched several of your videos, l know what a perfectionist you are and how it bothers you. As the saying goes: "Miracles are no problem, impossibilities take a lot more work".
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Just the sound of grinding valves by hand reminds me of my apprentice days many moons ago, how simple life was back then 🤣🤣
I enjoy grinding valves in, just stood there listening.
That orange crank grinder is oddly hypnotic 😂
It really is Steven, I love the machine
Great job as usual James good to see the old kit still in use.Not many engine shops would have seen a 1600 land rover engine let alone machine one to this standard !
Thanks Dave
Fascinating video thank you, I love these old machines.
Thanks David
Thanks James. Excellent video. Very interesting to see that valve seat grinding kit. And lovely job on that shabby crankshaft!
Cheers, Peter.
Hi Peter, it's a good old bit of kit. Yes the crank looked a bit better didn't it. Thanks James
Great meticulous work as usual - so nice to see when there's so much "that'll do attitude" out there. Cheers.
Thank you, it all needs to be right.
Possible a Rover 1.6-liter inline-four petrol engine. This engine was derived from the unit used in the pre-war Rover P3 saloon. Good job as always... I am jealous about all your machinery😀😀
Hi Steve. Possibly.. I'm not really knowledgeable on these
I really enjoyed the work on the Land Rover engine , I have not seen one of those valve seat grinding machines before very interesting !
Kit from down under
Thanks Kit, glad you enjoyed it
Nice work James, thanks for sharing.
The engine is certainly a different design.
New to me.👍
Have a good weekend. 👍
Thanks for watching Ed, hope you're well, new one for me too. You have a good weekend too
For those old side exhaust engines 4 and 6 cylinders I can remember seeing a special tool possibly V L Churchill. It was a taper plate wedge shaped with six holes. When fitted to the top of the block it gave you a flat surface to machine from.
Hi John thanks for watching, vl Churchill I'd guess would make one they made some useful stuff. This was the first one I've seen but would like to see more
Love to see a master craftman at work.
Attention to detail is amazing. Nice one buddy. 👍
Thank you.
Lovely old side valve, had one of the early ones for a 49 I rebuilt.(I did not rebuild the engine), pity I did not know you then James.
Mine had a crank grind, replaced the cam shaft as well.
It's the first one I've done. Very rare apparently now
Yes wedge shaped block sat on the top surface and then rebored with a Van Norman bar, exhaust seats regularly suffered from hairline cracks!! Prince grinder looks in great condition must be over 40 years old
Hi Keith, did the block work well boring? I thought about that in case it needed work. I'll double check with seats they looked good when the grinder touched them. The crank grinder is my favourite machine, it's now in the new workshop
James you can fit the pistons or remove them from the top to save removing the crank by pushing the rod right up and removing the piston pin . Have done it that way on later 2 lt engine when still installed in car it’s a bit of a job to get rings in as can’t use standard ring compressor.
I think you probably could, I didn't have any rings on because I was only checking the side clearance so it was easier to just take the crank back out
hi james good video again ive laped in 1000s of valves in my day very intresting
Thanks John, old methods are still very good
I wish that Id had that WOLF Kit when I was hand lapping my Valves !
I HAD a Wolf Drill which in fact I still have, but that Lapping kit is something else !
I wonder if I can get one on E-Bay ? ?
Thanks for a REALLY Interesting Vlog ! My Rover has a Slant head which can be a Bugger sometimes !
Stay Grinding !
Stu xx
Thanks Stu, I do see them come up for sale now and again, eBay would be a good place to look. It's a good old tool.
Winston Wolf i solve problems gentleman😎
Thanks Mike
Just another quick question " on that crank at 11:40, the deeper rusted pit", why not drill it out , and insert a steel plug and re-grind or weld it up ? I guess leaving it is also no real issue, it will just fill with oil .
The only option was to 1. Leave it because it wasn't so bad and would hold extra oil. 2. Heavy grind it. Or 3 weld it..
Well done, sir! I really enjoyed that. It's great to see a new life being given to an old and seemingly decrepit engine.
I am going to shame myself with a couple of questions that shows my lack of knowledge.
First, it's a four cylinder engine. Why are there only four valves and not eight? (One of the comments below refers to a "side exhaust" engine. Is that the reason?
Second, in a previous video you showed valves with a different profile, with two "angles" and not a single angle. Does the "two angle profile" valve mean it's a two-angle valve seat? I just can't remember.
Hi Roy, the exhaust valves are in the block the inlet valves are in the cylinder head, with valve angles you can use 1 angle up to multiple angles and now radius seats too. Thanks for watching
@@graceenginedevelopments Thanks for the info! I learn something new every day !
@roygardiner2229 you're welcome
How is that stone for cranck grinder maintained and made sure it s flat ?
With diamonds.. I dress the wheel on every crank
Very informative thanks. With a ‘performance’ build, does machining a fresh valve & seat surface then mess with valve spring seat pressure etc?
Thanks for watching Adam, yes it would affect it but you can buy spring platforms to reset the pressure
A minor little witness of the porosity from the corrosion on the crank journal would probably help with oil retention and be largely insignificant.
Having watched several of your videos, l know what a perfectionist you are and how it bothers you.
As the saying goes: "Miracles are no problem, impossibilities take a lot more work".
I think you're right with the oil retention, thanks for the compliment. James