Popular Post Slacker_Sam. Posted May 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2015 Long time no post. So I figure I better get back into it. Discussion thread: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/48465-sams-lada-2104-wagon/ About a week ago I heard a rumor of a 2104 Wagon that may be for sale up Pigeon Valley, Wakefield. I've feinded after one of these for a long time so after a bit of research I tracked down the owners and secured the car. Here it is the night I picked it up Absolutely filthy dirty. I dont think it had ever been washed. However its got some big pluses. It has only done a genuine 62,000ks, it has never been around the clock. They only used it to go from the valley to Richmond and back weekly. Rarely would it go anywhere else. Although its dirty it is in very good condition inside and out. All the original Manuals are present as well as the original tool kit. So today I gave it a wash with CT18 and started to crack into cleaning the interior.....I hate cleaning dog hair off seats!!!! So this pic shows the only two dents on the car. One by the tail light. the other on the Right rear door. Not bad. Such a sweet interior. I love how the gearstick points away from you as they are designed to be LHD Still has the original tyres on the back. And Russian everywhere! So thats all for now. More to come soon 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker_Sam. Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 So this evening I decided to try and combat the rattly tappets and/or the rattly timing chain. So I followed the instructions in the owners manual and did the timing chain (manually adjusted tensioner). I then tackled the valve clearances. The book says 0.15mm Cold. But my ones were all tight at 0.10mm. If i loosen them off they'll be even more noisy?? So Im not quite sure what to do there...It got very cold outside so I called it a night. Shitty engine pic With the Rocker cover removed. Weird camshaft housing makes checking clearances a pain in the ass! Has anyone had much to do with these Lada Motors? Are they naturally just a bit rattly in the valve train? That's all for tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker_Sam. Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Ever had that feeling where you know you shouldn't have started messing with something? I thought I'd give the cooling system a birthday as it looks all rusty and shitty inside and its running at just over half way on the temp gauge. climbing to 3/4 when under heavy load. Hotter than I would like. Then i pulled the fan assembly off the radiator. Lots of lovely black water came out. So I sent the radiator off to Motueka Radiators to have a good clean up. I thought I better locate the thermostat and see if that is part of the issue....couldn't find it.....Surely its not in that weird canister with hoses coming off it. Oh wait yes it is because Soviet Russia! I cleaned all the shit out, tested it, and it seems to open at about 88-90 degrees. So I'll roll with that for now. Bit hotter than I'd like though. And all the hose clamps are single use only! Similar design to CV boot clamps. Almost like you were never meant to take it apart. mmmm gunky Radiator came back all clean and like new...or so I thought So I cleaned up the engine bay, smashed it all back together and filled it with coolant as quickly as possible to attend this months Nelson meet in Takaka. Total disaster!!!! Jane and I made it 3/4 up the Takaka hill and noticed the temp gauge creeping up again. Then I noticed a green substance leaking onto my left foot from the heater core. Uh oh... So we pulled over, popped the bonnet and there was green water everywhere. Dobbie at the Radiator shop must have had one to many doobies that day and forgot to re solder the inlet pipe onto the radiator properly! So that was our trip over. We coasted back down the hill, topped up the water at the bottom and went home. Out with the radiator again. Ugh. Lada life. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker_Sam. Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 No pictures this time. Total disaster. I bought a new thermostat and installed it. The local radiator guy kindly re-did the leaky radiator again. The disaster happened when i plumbed it all up. Started it up, bled as much air out as i could.....Still getting boiling hot. Cant see any circulation happening in the radiator. No flow if you pull the top hose off and run the motor. I think the water pump may have lost its blades, as in they have rotted off. And the heater tap is doing wees all over the carpet. Lada Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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