Belt Sander: Thats a good tip on refinishing the surface of your whet stones. My family used to be in the business and we used the face (as opposed to the edge) of a sandstone wheel for final finish.
Hi there, I restore a 1989 XJS 5.3 HE here in Germany. Would you mind if I ask you a question? I rebuild the engine. The cylinder heads have been professional plan grinded. But I‘m affraid that they have an issue. When I mount the camshaft to the cylinder head (on the table like you did - not installed to the engine) it is not possible to turn them by hand, even without installed valves. With an extension/lever they move. Is this normal? I never experienced this before with other engines and fear that the cylinder heads are bent. Best regards Philipp
Belt Sander: Thats a good tip on refinishing the surface of your whet stones. My family used to be in the business and we used the face (as opposed to the edge) of a sandstone wheel for final finish.
So much knowledge trickles out in these videos, they’re fantastic.
This is a great series, thank you Bob!
Thank you, Marco.
8:00 Shim off-centre - great tip thanks. I saw your reply on the XJS page about promoting this channel and I wish you every success.
Thank you, Mark.
I love it
Very good series indeed :) Soooo helpful...
Thank you Basile.
I fit longer studs so it’s easier to tighten the cam down.
I am impressed with your knowledge. I wish you live in Poland so you could help me to restore the engine of my Jaguar XJC 1967. Thanks, Marcin
I hope this series is of use during your rebuild.
Hi there, I restore a 1989 XJS 5.3 HE here in Germany. Would you mind if I ask you a question? I rebuild the engine. The cylinder heads have been professional plan grinded. But I‘m affraid that they have an issue. When I mount the camshaft to the cylinder head (on the table like you did - not installed to the engine) it is not possible to turn them by hand, even without installed valves. With an extension/lever they move. Is this normal? I never experienced this before with other engines and fear that the cylinder heads are bent.
Best regards Philipp
In catch up mode, so if you modify this shim, how do you remark it to reflect its new size? Or do you?
No need to remark. Most of them can't be read anyway. Measure with a micrometer or caliper.