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Post by terryrob on Apr 30, 2012 19:16:16 GMT
Drove around for about 30 miles today, calibrated the speedo against my sat nav, just turned into our street and lost power, engine sounds like its running on 3 or two cylinders at tickover and when revved a bit there are clouds of smoke coming out of the oil filler cap. Head is coming off tomorrow but I suspect some piston problem. Gutted is not enough to describe how I feel right now with 4 days to Stoneleigh.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2012 19:32:44 GMT
i think the word I would use here is "bollocks"  thats how I would feel if that happened to me Brett |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2012 19:55:37 GMT
Heart breaking.....feel your pain after all that time!
Hope u can sort it for the weekend
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Post by terryrob on Apr 30, 2012 21:45:49 GMT
Thats about it Brett, bollocks sums it up nicely LOL, as for sorting it out Ed, if its not the head gasket I won't have time to fix it. I have a spare engine but its semi stripped with some bolts and bits missing so I would have to strip bits of the knackered one to build up the spare one. All quite do able but takes time. Anyway We will see tomorrow. I will still be at stoneleigh whatever.
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Post by Peter on May 1, 2012 11:21:26 GMT
Could be a valve stem seal?
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Post by terryrob on May 1, 2012 20:53:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 19:43:25 GMT
fingers crossed Terry that the new gasket fixes it. it is in a pretty bad way  .... my daytime car is in bits at the moment too, my trusty vauxhall omega decided to break its timing belt 8000 miles early and bent all 9 inlet valves ... then i also found two sheared off exhaust manifold bolts ... but thats a story for the omega forum, not here Brett |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 19:44:22 GMT
 , 8 inlet valves not 9 lol  |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 20:38:33 GMT
Looks hopefull Terry, let us know how you get on...
Looking better already though...fingers crossed
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Post by terryrob on May 2, 2012 21:41:21 GMT
Its running again and a lot less smokey than before, but I drove it a couple of miles again today and it didn't feel quite right and cut out again as I got home. I think I have a fuel problem as well !, I'l fit a new filter tomorrow and bleed it all through then see how it goes.
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Post by derekkitcar on May 3, 2012 19:19:03 GMT
>:(well terry did you fix it or will it be the tin top for stoneleigh |
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Post by terryrob on May 3, 2012 20:25:32 GMT
, 8 inlet valves not 9 lol I was wondering what type of new engine you had there LOL |
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Post by terryrob on May 3, 2012 20:36:02 GMT
Took the tank off today and found some rust sdiment in there , not much though realy, it was only when I was decanting the drum of diesel into a proper container that I realised as I got to the bottom the rust sediment was pooled up in bubbles, bubbles of water !. I have cleaned it all out, fitted a new fuel filter and checked all fittings and connections, put 20 lts of fresh new diesel in and primed all the way to the pump union. I have just run around for 20 miles with no problems. Watch this space.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2012 20:39:54 GMT
Sounds like great progress!!!!
Hopefully see you on Sunday
Done a few miles in mine, fitting the plastic back window saturday morning, then a run out
Fingers crossed for us all!
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Post by terryrob on May 4, 2012 8:06:07 GMT
Good luck Ed  See you sunday. |
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Post by terryrob on Jun 4, 2012 9:15:36 GMT
AH, took the gearbox off yesterday to fit a new clutch as it was judering sometimes. Now this spigot bearing is supposed to contain needle rollers !. Yet again before a show I have repairs to do. Not so bad but everywhere is shut till wednesday . I'm a bit p****d off. As long as I can get the bearing It should be ok.  |
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Post by Peter on Jun 4, 2012 9:22:54 GMT
Personally I prefere a bronze bush and a dab of 'Copperslip', they don't break up.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2012 9:34:17 GMT
Excuses from our emperor already!! Lol
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Post by terryrob on Jun 4, 2012 21:23:35 GMT
Personally I prefer ere a bronze bush and a dab of 'Copperslip', they don't break up. Peter I was thinking the same myself today, I have some bronze and I have a small lathe, so tomorrow I will make one. It will save me time waiting for a main dealer part. |
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Post by terryrob on Jun 4, 2012 21:25:53 GMT
Excuses from our emperor already!! Lol HaHa, nice one grom, but I'l still be there to drink you a** under the table lol |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2012 17:44:49 GMT
how very dare you! i except your challenge!
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Post by terryrob on Jun 6, 2012 19:08:52 GMT
I didn't have suitable size bronze so I turned a bush out of copper. This won't last as long, but it will be ok for the rest of this year. Clutch is now fitted and gearbox back on, needs prop , cable etc fitting to finish off. One pick to show how to lock a flywheel with a old valve bent 90 degrees.   |
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Post by Peter on Jun 7, 2012 8:24:29 GMT
When needs be the devil drives, you bodger you. I use a flywheel locking block myself.
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Post by terryrob on Jun 10, 2012 22:12:49 GMT
HaHa, my son picked up this tip off his college vehicle maintenance tutor, as you say when needs be !. anyway its all in and working very smoothely. a nice steady 4 hour run up to newark now on friday evening.
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thats how I would feel if that happened to me
.... my daytime car is in bits at the moment too, my trusty vauxhall omega decided to break its timing belt 8000 miles early and bent all 9 inlet valves 
, 8 inlet valves not 9 lol
See you sunday.