Wednesday, November 11, 2009
R2 Fully Restored... ...Thank God!!!
My Asia Rocsta R2 Jeep was renewed and gained back it's true power that Ondoy had taken away. It was a long Sunday when I had the timing belt replaced and the radiator cleaned. I thought that it would only take two to three hours of mechanical work but it seems that the experience and expertise of the mechanic is the key to a successful timely execution. The process took the whole afternoon. I let the mechanic take over since I am relying on his expertise to handle the situation. After cleaning the radiator inside and out and the old timing belt removed, I asked the mechanic to clean the engine first before installing the new timing belt and the overhauled radiator. I didn't had enough cash to pay the parts and the labor so I went off to the nearest ATM machine and trusted him to put back all the disassembled parts so that by the time I get back we will just have to start the engine. After an hour I returned and saw that everything was back in place. But by the time I turned on the engine it won't start after cranking a few revolutions. I kindly asked the mechanic what went wrong and asked if the proper timing indicators were followed properly and the timing belt was properly set-up. He said yes and after that he again disassembled the radiator and the front of the engine where the timing belt lies underneath. We checked and the timing was correct and did a quick check on all the gears if they were all working. It seems that everything is in place so he suggested to make a quick check by starting the engine then immediately cutting it off just to see if it will start. Unfortunately it did not. He told me that before he removed the old timing belt he noticed that it was not timed properly just a bit since the indicator on the injector gear was offset by 1 teeth. I suggested to follow the settings of the old timing belt and we'll see what happens. The guy immediately did just that and without hesitation I tried to start the engine again and still the engine won't start. It was the time that I prompted the owner of the shop that his man couldn't restore my jeep's engine. It was the time that we found out that the injector did not have any fuel to make the engine jump for a start. The reason is a punctured fuel hose from the fuel filter to the injector. What the mechanic did was just pump the fuel filter for a supply of fuel from the tank then assembled it again he placed back the disassembled parts without checking first if it will really start. He insisted that it will now start since this was the original settings and that there is now fuel in the injectors. After the assembly the engine did start but it emitted smoke that it normally didn't emit. That was the time that I instructed him to put it to it's intended timing and replace the punctured hose thinking that it was a contribution to the smoke and jittery engine since as what I know diesel fuel injectors will spray fuel to the cylinders with high pressure and speed and a punctured fuel hose will not help the injector in doing their job. It was already past six in the evening when he finally pulled it back together and after starting the engine a sense of victory was felt in the air like winning a war or something. After checking if there were water leaks out of the radiator and that smoke was not visible at the back I decided that the job was finally done. I paid the mechanic and did not gave him any tips since he wasted my whole Sunday afternoon for a job that should have been finished if he stopped, talked to the parts, and listened to the process. So I went off to the road, eager to get home, and looked a the rear view mirror for some traces of smoke. To my surprise the engine had more power than before and no more smoky trail left behind. This made me wonder if the flood water somehow affected the tension of the timing belt which give rise to an offset to the proper timing of the engine which leads to the lack of power and lots of smoke on sight. To regain the original performance of my engine is a very good feeling for me. It really feels that it is new once more. Thank God!
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