Replacing the fibre camshaft gear on a V4

[AlanN]

Is it a bit noisier Mark as I heard they make a tad more

[madmark]

a little but not that bad not that noticable only mainly on idle but revving hardly noticable at all

[welshrussell]

i run a buton steel gear in my v4

How do you find the noise issue

As soon as I have the cover off, I'll post a pic and maybe you can tell me if you think the teeth are beyond salvaging, etc or if they're ok.

[welshrussell]

a little but not that bad not that noticable only mainly on idle but revving hardly noticable at all

Nice one - cheers Mark

I'll keep you posted on the rebuild.

[Ollie]

Have a chat with essex engines, as I'm sure I asked about noise, theres a more expensive alloy one which I beleive is quieter

[AlanN]

Ive not seen a alloy one for the Essex and the ones Ive seen for the cologne are really expensive...
Essex steel
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Essex-V6-Steel-Ti ... 2a07846167
Just looked on fleebay and the cologne alloy one is cheaper than the steel and his got 8 of them!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cologne-2-8-V6-Al ... 414c2e3e7d

[welshrussell]

Have a chat with essex engines, as I'm sure I asked about noise, theres a more expensive alloy one which I beleive is quieter

Cheers Ollie - will do

[baconsdozen]

I might be wrong but I think the V6 wheels are balanced differently to the V4.If you really want a V4 one they are listed here.http://www.essexengines.com/ford%20essex%20v4%20engines.htm You'd be looking at around £200 for the kit.

[welshrussell]

Managed to get the front cover off after much heaving and crowbarring of the seized on front pulley

And for once, pleasantly surprised that nothing seemed to be broken, falling to bits, rusted through, etc.

I found a fibre cam gear on ebay that had been used for an hour on a rolling road before a courier arrived with a steel one - it looks absolutely mint

But my old one doesn't to be worn much and shows no signs of braking away from the steel, so at least I have a good spare - just in case





Nice new things

[MrMPuk]

Post would probably make more sense if you replied to the original one.

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[Altransit]

Post would probably make more sense if you replied to the original one.

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Excellent idea, so I merged both topics

[welshrussell]

Post would probably make more sense if you replied to the original one.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=67357&start=0

Excellent idea, so I merged both topics

Thanks guys - sorry

[boneheaddread]

Managed to get the front cover off after much heaving and crowbarring of the seized on front pulley

And for once, pleasantly surprised that nothing seemed to be broken, falling to bits, rusted through, etc.

I found a fibre cam gear on ebay that had been used for an hour on a rolling road before a courier arrived with a steel one - it looks absolutely mint

But my old one doesn't to be worn much and shows no signs of braking away from the steel, so at least I have a good spare - just in case


Hi , dont suppose that you are interested in selling your lovly new fiber camshaft gear , I have just bought a mk1 1972 camper and the camshaft gear is totaly mashed and I would love to get it running for the holidays but I can not find one anywhere ????

thanks john




Nice new things

Hi , dont suppose that you are interested in selling your lovly new fiber camshaft gear , I have just bought a mk1 1972 camper and the camshaft gear is totaly mashed and I would love to get it running for the holidays but I can not find one anywhere ????

thanks john

[Pedro_DK]

know this is an old posting, but for information look here for parts to you old van ;o)

http://www.motomobil.com/products,3237. ... 1&q=timing