Well it aint no alternator problem... FCUKed (pics)

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:35 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:Oh that looks a bit broken...... any theory's John

Needs new cams

Post by **campbell** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:38 pm

fd wrote:Indeed . . . 205Nm is very, very tight . . . you should be almost pulling the car off the ramps when torquing it up . . .

Roger that.

As with some other key parts of my minor maintenance programme at the Jedi Temple back in March, I did this bit myself - after some goading - and it was FFFFFFFtight to get to 205Nm, especially for a wee guy like me ... Robin laughed almost as hard as Fd did when I was doing up the head bolts.

Happy days

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:27 am

Just swapped to the M16 front bearing clamp bolts on the RLC - 210Nm on those, but much easier access, was almost too easy to do them up

Cheers,
Robin

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:58 pm

Car trailered away tonight by Dan.

New high lift fast road cams, new belt, new pulley, service,
high strength rear toe links, geo check.

All for pick up on Thusday 19th.... so nobody else break anything till my car is fininshed.

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:49 pm

Feedback from Dan.......

Belt side rebuilt, new pulleys on and engine turned over ok by hand... spun up and compression checked...

No compression on no1 and no3 cylinder..... head comming off tommorow. Expect exhaust valves bent....

New valves, a bit of cleaning up with the porting tool when its off..

Fitting PRT at the same time...

Hope its all ready for Thursday

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:16 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:
John Reid wrote:Feedback from Dan.......

Belt side rebuilt, new pulleys on and engine turned over ok by hand... spun up and compression checked...

No compression on no1 and no3 cylinder..... head comming off tommorow. Expect exhaust valves bent....

New valves, a bit of cleaning up with the porting tool when its off..

Fitting PRT at the same time...

Hope its all ready for Thursday
Fingers crossed for you mate

Might be on the scrounge for an S1 for a loan of..... do you know anyone with a spare S1...

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:09 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:
John Reid wrote:
NOOPS 160 wrote: Fingers crossed for you mate
Might be on the scrounge for an S1 for a loan of..... do you know anyone with a spare S1...
Any particular kind , colour .

Anything with more than 150BHP would do...

Should be ready in time.

minkypotglory · Post by **minkypotglory** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:39 pm

John, if your car is not ready you can use Neils.

Mags

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:01 pm

minkypotglory wrote:John, if your car is not ready you can use Neils.

Mags

Does Neil know..

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:53 pm

so who didnt do the bolt up tight enough then????

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:20 pm

mckeann wrote:so who didnt do the bolt up tight enough then????

MMC..... strange it lasted 18 months before it failed.

And it happened after a spirited run over Dukes pass... I may have over revered it on a down shift...

but I dont know.

Post by **campbell** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:32 pm

John Reid wrote:Feedback from Dan.......

Belt side rebuilt, new pulleys on and engine turned over ok by hand... spun up and compression checked...

No compression on no1 and no3 cylinder..... head comming off tommorow. Expect exhaust valves bent....

New valves, a bit of cleaning up with the porting tool when its off..

Fitting PRT at the same time...

Hope its all ready for Thursday

If you didn't need it for Thurs, Kiwi Rog at Sabre Heads could work some magic on your head or supply a worked-over one in exchange etc, I think. Quality work.

Campbell

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:50 pm

Dan and I talked about going fo the big valves but time is against us.

The Walshy day is paid in advance and I am already past the point of no refund...

Spending enough this time as it is without messing any more with the head and valves...

If it goes again... (which Dan says it wont cos he's building it this time) then I will go for bigger valves.

Done enough now, all I want is an emerald... but if somebody is giving away a set of direct throttle bodies..

Post by **campbell** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:53 pm

Fair enough John. She'll be right as rain soon I'm sure. With a few more horses to help you along too, nae doot!

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:55 pm

campbell wrote:Fair enough John. She'll be right as rain soon I'm sure. With a few more horses to help you along too, nae doot!

Need them with the weight I am carrying..