Bringing a Classic Car Back to Life: Piston Ring Replacement on a 1979 Opel Kadett C 1.2S
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- In this video we are going to replace some broken parts of the 1.2S engine of this Opel Kadett C.
I figured out something was wrong because it was smoking pretty terrible.
How hard sould I tait the bolts on the top blok and the valvs?
45nm should be right.
Ok
thank you for doing this video in english, I now am sure on how to do the exact same operation on my Kadett C OHV engine too.
Thank you! Keep in mind i'm a hobbyist. My engine still runs perfect, but it doesn't mean i did everything perfect!
I love Solex carbs, efficient, and so easy to work on
Awesome job on an awesome car!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Alot!
very nice hard to find videos like this for my kadett!!
Thanks! Yes, if i fix it, just as easy to film it aswell 😁. And it's a classic, maybe not the show state, but it's classic😅
there is a few extra HP hidden in the cylinderhead.. its in the intake ports where 1 channel splits into 2 channels.. if you can grind that area bigger, you will get more HP for small money..
That's a fun fact 😁. But im not gonna do that, this car isn't for the HP. Just for fun, if i wanted more hp i would put a 2L in it as that fits just aswell.
Thanks for telling to everybody who reads the comments 😃.
I need a pit like that to work on my cars from underneath. This reminds me, I have to finish assembling my spare Model A engine.
It is amazing how similar that engine is to my 1930 Model A engine. The only real difference is the way the valves are done. The piston design hasn't changed much. The bottom is almost identical with the same type of gaskets and Babbitt bearings.
Then a mini excavator restoration to dig the pit would be a fun project to do on beforehand 😉.
The engine design indeed is a very classical one of this one. Funniest is that these were used until the early 2000.
engiens are not soe asy to do- you need to check tolerances otherwise they will not last..
Bedankt voor jouw video makker!!! Heb net dezelfde wagen en ben net hetzelfde aan het doen. heel handig om even te bekijken dus.😀
Heel mooi 😁. Als je t goed doet heb je een lekker rustig lopende motor.
Geweldige auto en videoedit. Leuk om te zien. gr Hendrik
Dankje! Ja blijft n geinige oldtimer😁. Heb dit filmpje geprobeerd iets rustiger te maken.
I had an Opel Kadett many years ago and still love them, I asked an opel /vauxhall magzine (no internet then) how to upgrade the 1200 opel enigne, the reply was not favourable, the suggestion was to put in a five journal vauxhall or opel engine, as you know the 1200 only has three, journals, big ends, crankshaft bearings, surely there is an abbility to up grade the 12 to 12s and therefore upgrade the 12s slightly, I'm only looking an increase of 10/20 horse power...
The 1200 engine is a nice engine, accelerates nice and quite rapid according to the footpedal if the engine is tuned correctly for a small engine. I stayed with the 1200 as it gives plenty of power for such a lightweight car. This is a 1200S, only the carburator isn't.
There can be plenty of power gained from the 1.2 OHV. It is a rev-happy engine even though it has pushrods, and if you want high revs you need to balance the engine parts like the flywheel and crankshaft. With upgraded camshaft (304deg one is pretty good for tuned street use), a bigger carburetor (weber dcoe/idf, solex), bigger valves and a ported head (even though cast iron is a pain to port), and even shave the head to improve compression. If you add to that a proper exhaust system and tubular headers you can get very far. You can easily achieve 75-90 horsepower and it'll still be reliable. For huge tuning it is not reliable because of the three main bearings, as you said.
Many people put 2.0 liter Opel engines in them. Personally I like to keep the small engine as the car is so lightweight, all you need is a proper suspension setup and nice tires in order to make it a road legal go-kart.
@@maximilianeissner4759 lightweight is indeed the thing to go for with this car, the horsepower doesn't matter too much. Even with its 60hp now it accelerates nice cause the whole car only weights 700 kg. I wouldnt put any money into tuning a engine for street use😅.
Apenas lo vi me resultó conocido.
Yo tuve un Opel K180 (versión latina del Kadett)
Siempre lo use con GNC, nunca me falló, excepto los repuestos difíciles de conseguir🤦♂️ porque el Opel K tiene motor Chevrolet 4 cilindros🤷♂️, es como el motor del Chevrolet Super pero con dos cilindros menos🙃.
Ps class/ excellent vid, thouroughly enjoable!!!
I still have a few Kadette "C" parts if you want them for free/gratis, the only thing is I live in Belfast , Northern Ireland, so if you know anyone over here, that can pick them up??? I have a full interior in a horrible beige/brown colour, front and rear seats and front door cards (I can send pics if you are interested, they came out of a Kadette C coupe, so may fit a two door Kadette saloon as well) an untested brake servo, and master brake cylinder (I think) it was working when removed from the car, but though they were stored in a dry garage for many years, they would probaly need all the seals checked or replaced, I know these parts are hard to find in the UK, and getting more rare in Europe/Germany, other bits and bobs/parts that I want to go to a good home/the home of Kadettes and BE USED, bits of trim, etc,etc, parts that I would want money for are a set of Bilstein Shock absorbers, front and rear, non-adjustable circa 1979 and a set of 5 replica minilite alloy wheels that have Opel and BMW stamped on the inside, they are 4 stud, so they fit Kadette Cs, don't know which BMW they would fit, pics to follow, hopefully..
Hi John,
Thanks for the offer but im good on parts. I do have 2 cubic bins filled with parts, a front and rear axle complete with gearbox and everything. 2 engines, another gearbox, radiators and so on. I just dont have a rust free body on spare🤣
When I had a kadett I gave the engine to a guy to rebuild who knoew nothing about Kadetts he was a Ford man, Escorts and Capris mainly, a) I should not have done that, b) I never knew there were cut outs in the pistons for the valves, having not taken the engine apart my self c) I severely hate myself for trusting all the idiots in Northern Ireland who clearly knew NOTHING about Opel Kadetts!!!!! Man I love this video, of to bed now, hopefuly you will contact me again, I'd love to Whatsapp with you and watch you do your stuff, I have unlimited texts, calls and data to Germany, but evidently whatsapp is the best from your perspective, Brendan, my friend, the aero nautical engineer, is in USA at the moment, but the minute he gets back I will confirm his location and then we can talk more, even if you don't want the parts I have, I'm sure you know some one who would!!!!
Nighty , nite, and take care!
i need kadett c city parts.
apols for the long missive
valve stem oil seals or the head gasket, I hope it is the former...
My friend/mate is currently working in Germany, either Munchen or Berlin, depending on his companies workload, so he could pick up any Kadett "c" that is for sale in that area, they are stupidly expensive in the UK, I pesume they are plentiful and cheap in Germany??? let me know?
cheapest one i can find in the Netherlands is 6.950 euro, but it looks better then mine :) for that money. I guess they will become more expensive over the years, i am not really sure, it's still a very standard car, yet also a iconic one that everybody relates to... just everybody had one in the past and each of them rot away in less then 10 years 😂
Gawd I love Opel Kadettes, ps nice steering whell, where is that from,????
*wheel
It's an original opel sport steering wheel which is used on the gt/e seroes and other specials.
It was already on there when i bought it.
Leuke vid!👍🏼😎
Dankje!
i heard from my mechanic friend that these engines, including mine has a problem with all the manual gearbox models that when you press the clutch you force the crankshaft inwards, and it wears it, my 1.2 engine has about 3-4mm play when i push-pull the crankshaft from the belt side, did you notice the same on yours? if yes should we worry about it?
That isnt familiar to mine. And this one didnt. If they did these engines wouldnt be used for so many years. Maybe it was a specific build year with this issue? The clutch also is completely independant.
And really yours has zero play? if you try hard to push pull your crankshaft pulley in or out?
mine too, gonna install new bearings and try to clutch only wne needed
hello, not that hard to remove the engine, and a hell a lot easier to do that job with the engine out, the sump gasket is a pain to get right
Thanks, will do it when it would need new pistonsrings in 40 years 🤣. I havent had the pistons out, so this was my forst experience on it, more like a fun learning traject.
It went relatively easy anyway i have to say😁.
I'm going to do the same procedure soon, I'm going to use goetze piston rings like you did. Do they need to be gapped? My ring and bore size is left as standard
What do you mean by gapped? You clean up the cilinder and pistons and then it should all fit perfectly. I also had goetze.
What I mean is, gapping the piston rings. Is it required?
@@christianschembri7491 ah i googled what you mean. If you place them like the package says then your good and the gaping is like it should be
@@christianschembri7491 you should always check the gap just to be sure that they didnt make any mistakes in the factory
@@christianschembri7491 if youa sking about it -
i warn you npot to open and engine, it will not last.. you dont understnad wahat yor doing..
En el video no lo dice, pero supongo que habrá dejado enfriar el motor, como mínimo 8 horas, antes de regular las válvulas, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que el blok es de función de hierro.
I re adjusted the valves 5 days later
@@JelleStappers Me gustó mucho cuando lo saco a la ruta, el motor suena como un deportivo👍
También me sorprende la cantidad de espacio que hay en el vano motor, fácil para trabajar.
Los automóviles nuevos son una pesadilla para los mecánicos🤦♂️
How hig kompresion sould i have
Idk. Its on the internet
Kei mooi maar helaas allemaal net niet helemaal zoals het zou moeten maar voor een amateur sleutelaar is het oke
Ik betwijfel of dat t verschil maakt, verwacht dat er een hoop dingen eerder kapot gaan😅. Kadett is t allemaal net niet helemaal, mja blijft n leuk ding om erbij te hebben.
Ik weet er alles van, heb een b kadettje van 1970 coupe 1200cc van een c kadett. Maar kopje had ik wel even laten vlakken bij Vmr
Gekke vraag weet jij iets van carburateurs afstellen van een 1200cc?
@@guppieviking weinig. Ik ben geen benzinemotors gewend behalve deze. Deze kadett heeft een enkele solex carburateur terwijl t wel n S blok is.
@@JelleStappers de mijne ook een solex 35 enkele is dezelfde motor en carburateur als wat in jou kadettje zit
No i don;t know how to send the pics on you tube, but If you are interested and on WhatsApp, i can send you all the photos of all the items I have.
less you may need a head skim as we would call it in the UK, grinding the top part of the engine, gawd I want to talk to you, your english is very good, (my german is non-existent) cept and you know lots about opel kadetts, I still want you to have the parts I have left gratis, for free, but I'll not pay the postage, I will however catalogue them over the next few months and email apols , contact you on this media, I do know I have a front and rear wind screen for an Opel Kadett coupe, which are very hard to get, hens teeth would be the phrase in the uk or Rocking horse shit, lmao , plus the rare ( I think original 70's Bilstein shocks), dampers/shocks, my friend who lives in Germany is in America at the minute, he's an aeronutical engineer and therefore knows nothing abouy classic cars, lmao, but he's a sound fellow, my knowledge of the german language falls to an English Band Def Leppard ( I hope you like ROCK) apparently this is complete nonsense in German - unter glieben glocken globen signalduo.com/post/what-does-gunter-glieben-glausen-globen-mean, lmao, gawd I love rock, do you? fave rock band?, My new one is Lilac, entire family doing covers of classics an example is Rainbow/DIO - Rainbow In the Dark