Well my zed is under refurbishment and currently she's been stripped down to a bare shell.

 

I don't own or have access to a garage so she's also been left to the elements outdoors for the last few months.

 

I also thought that I made more than enough protection on her by covering her up with various fly sheets and blankets

over key areas like the engine bay and roof as the targa rubbers leak a fair bit now.

 

Today as the sun was out I decided to uncover her to let her breath only to discover that the engine has been penetrated

by water and the top intakes will also flooded as the plenum was off.

 

So if the top plenum gets flooded is it a basically an engine rebuild to be sure !

 

I was planning to remove the engine for the respray but never thought i'd have to rebuild her also.

 

Bugger.

Why? You haven't fired it up. Drain the fluid out, lubricate the piston rings fresh oil. Rock the block to free the pistons. A wet engine isn't necessarily a dead block.

remove the plugs and spin her over (only with plugs removed) then drop the oil and renew...spray into the plug holes with WD40 and spin her again then plugs back in and cover engine with plastic sheet before re-fitting bonnet.With a bit of luck it should be fine untill you fire her up.

remove the plugs and spin her over (only with plugs removed) then drop the oil and renew...spray into the plug holes with WD40 and spin her again then plugs back in and cover engine with plastic sheet before re-fitting bonnet.With a bit of luck it should be fine untill you fire her up.

 

Seems like sound advice there......

 

.....Hopefully that's all you need to do. Good luck mate...

 

Richard:clover:

Some good advice there, so don't give up hope yet!

Yep, take the advice given, good luck with it Lee.