Nigel the 1977 MGB Piston Install
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2022
- Install new pistons, rings and rod bearings (big end bolts and nuts too)
How to orient pistons and rings, and how to replace Rod bearings on a 1977 MGB roadster 1800cc (18V type) engine.
Parts used:
Connecting Rod Bolt
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Nut, Connecting Rod
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Rod Bearings
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Pistons (.040) with rings
shout out to Abingdon Spares for their help in getting the right parts
and to Performance Dynamix in McKinney Texas for the Machining work
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The nuts on the rod cap can be driven with a 1/2” twelve-point socket. No problem
Outstanding progress on your restoration.
Alex thank you for this video!
Good video most helpful thanks 😊
My '77 MGB is named Nigel too. Parts are arriving for the engine 'refresh' this week.
My wife and I went through a whole list of names. This is the first car we have had that had a masculine name.
Hope my videos of my journey on this project help you out.
Loving the detail 👌
Did you weigh each of the piston & rod assemblies to ensure a proper balance?
Nope.
They are pretty finely machined components. I dont think their weights could possibly vary much.
Also, these are not "performance" parts. If this was a high revving race engine, I suppose that would be a consideration. And, performance pistons, and rods are designed with weight in mind
@@AlexPlatacis Thank you for your reply. I was watching other video's where all parts were weighed to get all assemblies close to each other. However, that was indeed for a race engine.
Oil hole in rods pointing "away" from the cam??? That makes no sense.
Well, turns out the squirter lubricates the cylinder walls. Not, the cam lobes. Here is a link to a video I did explaining the oil flow on the 1800
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@@AlexPlatacis Thanks for taking the time to correct my error.
It's not an "error" most things on these cars don't make sense.
LOL