エンジン搭載 スペアエンジン返却
- 「･122」AMAZON健康維持大作戦
- by suna
- 2010/02/24 水 12:55
遂に、オーバーホールされたエンジンが「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮに搭載されました。これまで、Ｎさんのご好意でお借りしていたスペアエンジンは、昨日、軽４輪トラックに積んで相模原の工場へお返ししてきました。昨年の１０月２３日から、４ヶ月近くもＮさんのスペアエンジンをお借りしていましたが、この間、１１月７日、８日の「ＡＭＡＺＯＮ紅葉ツーリング」、１２月２０日のボルボ・アマゾン・ファンクラブの「ＶＡＦミーティング」、そして１１月２８日には「クラシックカーフェスタ in 神宮外苑」への参加などを楽しむことが出来ました。これも、ひとえに、Ｎさんのご好意の賜物ですし、ＡＭＡＺＯＮオーナーの親交があってのことと、心から感謝しています。ということで、オーバーホールされたエンジンの初始動は、やはり、感動の一瞬でした。さすがにセル一発で目覚めたエンジンは、スムーズそのもので、力強く回ってくれました。ただ、エンジンマウント周りのゴムブッシュも全て硬めに交換したので、スポーツカーのごとくダイレクトな振動が伝わってきますが、これも、力強さであり、快感でもあります。エンジンは心機一転なのですが、残る悩みは、車内への雨水の浸入です。原因を探るべく、放水し、車内から徹底チェックをしました。また、トランク内の雨漏れも、トランク内に入り込み懐中電灯で雨水の浸入箇所を探索しました。その結果、車室内への雨水浸入は、両サイドウィンドウ上部ゴムの劣化と三角窓ゴムの劣化、トランク内もゴムの劣化が原因で、雨水の浸入箇所も特定出来ました。全てゴムラバーを交換すれば良いのですが、当面は、雨水の浸入箇所が特定出来たので、シール剤とラバーを工作して対策を施すことにしました。これで、通常の雨天走行では、何とか雨漏れを防ぐことが出来そうです。ま、基本的には、雨には乗らないようにしますが、、、。さあ、これからエンジンの「慣らし」が始まります。１０００Ｋｍから２０００Ｋｍくらいまでが、エンジンを仕上げる「カギ」と言われています。じっくり、丁寧に、「心と魂」そして「愛情」を注ぎ込みたいと思っています。
Finally, the day has come when the overhauled engine has been fitted onto my .122 again. The spare engine I had been borrowing from Mr. N was put on a light truck and returned back into the workshop in Sagamihara. I had been borrowing this engine since Oct 23 of last year so I have been using it for almost 4 months. During this period, I went on the Amazon Fall Foliage Tour on Nov 7-8th, Volvo Amazon Fan Club meeting on Dec 20th and entered into the Jingu Classic Car Festa on Nov 28th. I owe a lot to Mr. N for his kindness. That moment when the engine ws started was a magic moment. It came to life with the first turn of the cell with a smooth and strong sound. The rubber bushes around the engine mount had been replaced by rather hard rubber parts so the vibration came directly to the driver seat. The engine was great, but I still had the problem that rain leaking. In order to check where the leak came from, we poured water over the car and checked all over the car. The inside of the trunk was also checked with a mechanic climbing into the trunk with a flashlight to check out the situation. The result was that leakage into the car was from the weak rubber around the side window and triangle window as well as the trunk. All can be overcome by changing the rubber, but since I have no plans to go out in the rain, I have put that for a later day. Anyway, I will now start to "break in" the engine. The key is the first 1000 to 2000km.
Finally, the day has come when the overhauled engine has been fitted onto my .122 again. The spare engine I had been borrowing from Mr. N was put on a light truck and returned back into the workshop in Sagamihara. I had been borrowing this engine since Oct 23 of last year so I have been using it for almost 4 months. During this period, I went on the Amazon Fall Foliage Tour on Nov 7-8th, Volvo Amazon Fan Club meeting on Dec 20th and entered into the Jingu Classic Car Festa on Nov 28th. I owe a lot to Mr. N for his kindness. That moment when the engine ws started was a magic moment. It came to life with the first turn of the cell with a smooth and strong sound. The rubber bushes around the engine mount had been replaced by rather hard rubber parts so the vibration came directly to the driver seat. The engine was great, but I still had the problem that rain leaking. In order to check where the leak came from, we poured water over the car and checked all over the car. The inside of the trunk was also checked with a mechanic climbing into the trunk with a flashlight to check out the situation. The result was that leakage into the car was from the weak rubber around the side window and triangle window as well as the trunk. All can be overcome by changing the rubber, but since I have no plans to go out in the rain, I have put that for a later day. Anyway, I will now start to "break in" the engine. The key is the first 1000 to 2000km.
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