再びエンジン大整備開始
- 「･122」AMAZON健康維持大作戦
- by suna
- 2009/10/24 土 14:52
「Ｒａｌｌｙ Ｎｉｐｐｏｎ」リタイヤ１号車という、不名誉な呼び名を与えられ、悔しさと寂しさと虚しさのもと、ラリー初日に123GTのＯさんに搬送をお願いし工場入りしてしまった「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮ。私とＳ大先輩は、４日間、１０００ＫｍをＶＷポロで追従したので、「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮは、ゼッケン４９を貼ったまま、工場の片隅で、じっと私の帰りを待っていました。で、今週末から、またまた、エンジンの大整備です。エンジンの異音は、さらに大きくはなっていますが、やはり、エンジンそのものの異音というより、カムギア周辺の異常のように思えるのですが、いずれにせよ、エンジンを下ろして、分解してみなければ原因は分かりません。先日、オーバーヒート対策のために、エンジンを下ろして、エンジンブロック内冷却系統の洗浄を行ったのですが、その時にはエンジン音に異常も無かったので、エンジンは開けずに、そのままでした。あの時、いっそのこと、エンジンを開けてオーバーホールをしておけば、こんな二度手間にもならず、悔しい”涙の”リタイヤも無かったと思います。とはいえ、部品の手当てもしていなかったので、どの道、ダメでしたが、、。ということで、エンジン大整備に当たって、今月、来月は、クラシックカーにとっては、ベストシーズン。イベントも目白押しなのです。「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮも１１月７日（土）、８日（日）は、ＡＭＡＺＯＮ仲間６台を連ねて、塩原へツーリングの予定ですし、１１月２８日（土）には「神宮クラシックカーフェスティバル」にもエントリーをしています。どうせ、エンジンを下ろして、開けるのであれば、この際、オーバーホールは必然です。となると、部品をスウェーデンとアメリカにオーダーすると、やはり手元に届くのは３週間後です。それからエンジンのボーリーリング、組み上げを行うと、最短でも一ヶ月は、見なければなりません。ということで、ＡＭＡＺＯＮ博士のＮさんにご相談したところ、Ｎさんがスペアエンジンとしてお持ちのＢ１８エンジンを、「・１２２」のエンジンを下ろして作業中に、貸していただけるとの、暖かいお申し出をいただきました。早速、お言葉に甘えて、昨日、軽四輪トラックを借り出し、Ｎさんのスペアエンジンを取りにうかがいました。そのクラシックカー専門の工場には、つい先頃、念願かなって入手された鎌倉のＣさんの青いＡＭＡＺＯＮがリペアに入っており、その前に、Ｓさんのスペアエンジンが用意されていました。そのスペアエンジンをＯさん行きつけのガレージに持ち込み、本日から、まずは、スペアエンジン（ここ数年動かしていないとのこと）の清掃と整備、そして「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮのエンジンを下ろす作業を始めました。このＳさんにお借りしたスペアエンジンを差しあたって「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮに搭載し、残された１ヶ月あまりのベストシーズンを乗り切り、その間に「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮエンジンのオーバーホールを行う予定です。
My Amazon was given the unfortunate glory of being the first car out of the Rally Nippon and was driven by Mr. O of 123GT to the workshop. I had followed the 4 day with Mr. S with his VW Polo so my .122 waited in the corner of the workshop with the car# still stuck on its body. Now that I am back, I will start work on the engine in earnest. The noise is getting larger, but it seems it is in the gear rather than the engine itself. In any case, I need to get the engine out and dismantle it. When I was fixing the overheating issue, I had taken out the engine and gone thru the cooling system, but at that time, the engine was not making any strange noises so I did not dismantle the engine. When I think back, I should have done an engine overhaul when I did this and I would not have had to fall out of the rally. However, as I did not have any parts, it probably would not have made a difference. On the other hand, this is the peak season for classic cars. I am planning a 6 car Amazon tour thru Shiobara on 7th and 8th on Nov and enter into the Jingu Classic Car Event on Nov 28th. But if I go thru an overhaul, it will take me 3 weeks to get the necessary parts from Sweden and US so it will take at shortest, one month. I called up Mr. N. aka Dr. Amazon and decided to "borrow"his B18 engine. I rented a truck yesterday and drove out to pick it up at a garage where Mr. C from Kamakura was having his Blue Amazon repaired. I scooted back with the spare engine and went to the workshop where my .122 awaited. Today, they will start cleaning and maintenance work on the spare engine (it hasn't been moved these past few years) and taking out the current engine in my .122. Once the spare engine is ready, it will be set in my .122 to get me around for the next month while the current engine is being overhauled.
My Amazon was given the unfortunate glory of being the first car out of the Rally Nippon and was driven by Mr. O of 123GT to the workshop. I had followed the 4 day with Mr. S with his VW Polo so my .122 waited in the corner of the workshop with the car# still stuck on its body. Now that I am back, I will start work on the engine in earnest. The noise is getting larger, but it seems it is in the gear rather than the engine itself. In any case, I need to get the engine out and dismantle it. When I was fixing the overheating issue, I had taken out the engine and gone thru the cooling system, but at that time, the engine was not making any strange noises so I did not dismantle the engine. When I think back, I should have done an engine overhaul when I did this and I would not have had to fall out of the rally. However, as I did not have any parts, it probably would not have made a difference. On the other hand, this is the peak season for classic cars. I am planning a 6 car Amazon tour thru Shiobara on 7th and 8th on Nov and enter into the Jingu Classic Car Event on Nov 28th. But if I go thru an overhaul, it will take me 3 weeks to get the necessary parts from Sweden and US so it will take at shortest, one month. I called up Mr. N. aka Dr. Amazon and decided to "borrow"his B18 engine. I rented a truck yesterday and drove out to pick it up at a garage where Mr. C from Kamakura was having his Blue Amazon repaired. I scooted back with the spare engine and went to the workshop where my .122 awaited. Today, they will start cleaning and maintenance work on the spare engine (it hasn't been moved these past few years) and taking out the current engine in my .122. Once the spare engine is ready, it will be set in my .122 to get me around for the next month while the current engine is being overhauled.
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